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- 1973 Mustang Sportsroof. Currently a work in progress!!!
.....It's the bottom end of your 351C.
So now I have a dilemma. After spending $2800.00 to get my 2v heads done right and after driving for about 50 miles, the Cleveland has a knock in the bottom.
Rebuild it? Replace with a Short block, reusing the 2v heads - go all out for the V4?
Or set it on fire in the drive way.
The engine isn't original to the car - in fact the car was born with 302. So I don't have to worry about that.
But having a Cleveland is cool...growing up in GM family...anytime I heard Ford talk a 351 Cleveland engine was mentioned and I do like the look of them under the hood.
Keeping it a V2 will be less expensive but I think I'd like more power - how much can you get out of a V2 351C? (w/o super charging/turbo/NOS)
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Tim
So now I have a dilemma. After spending $2800.00 to get my 2v heads done right and after driving for about 50 miles, the Cleveland has a knock in the bottom.
Rebuild it? Replace with a Short block, reusing the 2v heads - go all out for the V4?
Or set it on fire in the drive way.
The engine isn't original to the car - in fact the car was born with 302. So I don't have to worry about that.
But having a Cleveland is cool...growing up in GM family...anytime I heard Ford talk a 351 Cleveland engine was mentioned and I do like the look of them under the hood.
Keeping it a V2 will be less expensive but I think I'd like more power - how much can you get out of a V2 351C? (w/o super charging/turbo/NOS)
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Tim
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