hi guys .. can you guys help me? well i'm working on an mustang project ...i found a nice 351 from a gran torino... what are the power ratings of the 351 from the torino?? what are the compressions? it is a fout barrel carb..
Tnx guys
Tnx guys
1972 gran torino power??
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F- the mustang wheres the rest of the car????
i only found the 351 engine.. i asked for the car but they said that the car was very rusted and they sold it to some guy...cause i've wanted to to restore that car..
Is it from a cleavland motor or a windsor?4654 said:
I think that mine is a windsor motor with a four barrel carb on it..
hahah .. well i'll take a look at the engine code on the engine.. haha thanks anyway bro. i'm going twin turbo thats why..
good luck with teh build. I have a clev. out of a 73 and with some head work and a cam it came alive.
4654 said:
Not true, I have a 351W H.O. from an F-150 that came with a 4-barrel on it. No idea what the output was though.
Gran Torino > Mustang. 
BlackBolt9 said:
351w in a torino came with a 2bbl only...and there was a 351w ho then
well i'm planning of going turbo with it... or just put high compresion pistons in it and cams and a big carb and i think that it should run gr8... the mustang was a 4 cyl mustang from year 1986 it's really light!.. sooo let see should run nice
should run nice
I think you would be suprised at what some compression and heads would do.Johnathanh said:well i'm planning of going turbo with it... or just put high compresion pistons in it and cams and a big carb and i think that it should run gr8... the mustang was a 4 cyl mustang from year 1986 it's really light!.. sooo let see
The guys that run the Clevelands HARD will tell ya to sleve 'em before you throw a lot of HP at 'em. They have a tendency to crack the cylinder walls under a LOT of stress. I've got 3 of them in my garage and they are great old motors. You got 2 or 4 bolt mains? If your going to invest some money you might consider making it a 408 stroker. Badass!!
FTMFWChrisNelson said:Gran Torino > Mustang.
There is one running around here that looks like its in great shape
The Cleveland is a far superior powerhouse engine type design over the Windsor. Ask any true Ford engine guru and they know that the FE's and the Clevelands are the real powerhouses. Your lucky if you got a 4v 4 bolt main block...
Don't get me wrong, if you got a Windsor it can me made extremely nasty and for cheaper than the Cleveland, just look at some of the big power Gen 1 guys...
I just started and broke in my homebuilt 397FE engine today and man did it feel good. I got 324fwhp and 416fwtq all down low in the rpm range on a desktop dyno, which is right where you want it for a 4wd... Stan
Don't get me wrong, if you got a Windsor it can me made extremely nasty and for cheaper than the Cleveland, just look at some of the big power Gen 1 guys...
I just started and broke in my homebuilt 397FE engine today and man did it feel good. I got 324fwhp and 416fwtq all down low in the rpm range on a desktop dyno, which is right where you want it for a 4wd... Stan
One thing, the open chamber cleveland heads are somewhat prone to detonation(bad design), in '72 you may have them, maybe not if it's a '72 H.O.
I ran a windsor for years in a 71 Mustang.They build alot of torque but you cant twist them as hard as a cleveland due to the crank size.You can put cleveland heads on a windsor,and then get yourself an intake thats made for a windsor with cleveland heads and shell run quite well.There are also a few stroker kits available for it id check into.
there is no replacement for displacement put in a BBF 429 or 460 with Dove-C heads and a big nice cam with a aluminum intake its whats in my jet boat
you will love the TORQUE
you will love the TORQUE
well it's a cleveland.. it's bored 0.030 over. it has cams in it... flat top piston.... planning on spraying it
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