Author Topic: 351 Cleveland Power. (Read 1193 times)

droptop73 · « **Reply #25 on:** April, 29, 2010, 04:43:04 PM »

They are aluminum Cleveland heads developed in Australia. One of the best bolt on aluminum heads for a cleveland. They even have a Jon Kaase designed CNC ported head.

droptop73 · « **Reply #26 on:** April, 29, 2010, 04:46:40 PM »

Quote from: southern_boy on April, 29, 2010, 11:01:14 AM

Let me limit it to fastest street legal car in a few counties in a Quarter...

I do mean street cars. We have a couple here in W.Michigan in the 7.50 range... yes I'm talking 1/4 mile times. 9 and 10 sec.cars are fairly common.

southern_boy · « **Reply #27 on:** April, 29, 2010, 07:42:17 PM »

Quote from: droptop73 on April, 29, 2010, 04:46:40 PM

I do mean street cars. We have a couple here in W.Michigan in the 7.50 range... yes I'm talking 1/4 mile times. 9 and 10 sec.cars are fairly common.

That's Michigan, this is Texas, and I live in small town with about 2500 people surrounded by other counties with less then that, and its mostly trucks and SUV's. And the occasional kid with rich parents, who think they have a BA car, that's my main target. lol

DougG69 · « **Reply #28 on:** May, 23, 2010, 01:03:27 PM »

To the OP - If you don't already know about it, you might check out the 351c forum:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/119419/

Lots of info on the 335 series engines over there.

Whatever you end up doing, make sure you use one-piece valves. You really don't want the stock 2-piece valve popping the head off into your cylinder at high rpm's :o

jking · « **Reply #29 on:** July, 06, 2010, 05:58:45 PM »

Stroker! and alittle go go juice (N20). Like mentioned before the australian close chambered heads. The 4v heads are great for high rpm but not for low end.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-351w-408-Stroker-Kit-FLAT-TOP-4-000-stroke-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3cad95aeccQQitemZ260610305740QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts

tarafied1 · « **Reply #30 on:** July, 06, 2010, 09:06:17 PM »

I think Johnpro had the best advise. Set a goal you can measure such as a 12 second street car. If you build a 7 second car you won't enjoy driving it! It will be faster than most anything you'll come up against but that isn't really what you want. I think you want a car YOU restored/built that is to be respected whether it's the fastest or not. Rich kids will not be impressed so don't waist your time on them, they have no clue about reality. If you are always trying to prove something you will get into trouble, trust me. Build a car YOU can be proud of and enjoy. It has taken me a long time to learn this, I built a crazy every trick in the book car out of my first car and it was a PIA and not very reliable and it almost got me killed. It was quick and it did win it's share of races but I truly almost died more than once in that car and I grew to hate driving it because often I was walking home. One of the coolest things I've done with my mild 429 powered 67 is just look at the clown next to me like he is waisting my time and he looks like a real punk trying to show off as he peals out from the light. I drive on unimpressed, it pisses them off more than getting beat!
just my 2 cents