| Re: 351C vs. 351W
You can make just about any motor run hard. But for me there is only one 351. That's the high winding "rat like" 351CJ 4V with 3.25 street gears. Yeah Ford borrowed the canted thing from the bow tie Rats. Love the Clevelands they come on strong above 2,800rpm and totally scream above 5,000 rpm. You can just feel the power curve coming on stronger and stronger as they wrap up. The heads and manifold we're design for rev's right from the get-go. I'm old school so do your thing to fit your budget and drivin style. And if your going to race take-it-to-the track not the street. If you go Cleveland consider 70' quench heads on the 73' 351 CJ short block. That will yield a streetable bolt-on 10:1 compression ratio range with stock piston's and heads.There are simple tweaks to deal with the high rev oiling issue.
Nothing like the far-a-way sound of a screaming, chirping 351-C and Rat piercing through the night air. |