[DeTomaso] Aluminum 351 Block

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/19/08 20 03 21, rimov at charter.net writes:


> Did you guys know Dart makes aluminum 351c blocks
> 
> http://www.dartheads.com/products/blocks/ford-blocks/ford-aluminum-blocks.htm
> l
> 

It's a typo.   The Dart 351 aluminum block is actually a 351W-type block.   
If you look at the specs, you'll see that it uses standard small-block heads, 
and a standard 351W oil pan.   The one thing that is unique about this block is 
that it uses 351C main bearings, which are reportedly a 'better' size than 
standard Windsor bearings.

Geoff Peters in the UK has one of these blocks with AFR heads in his Pantera, 
stroked to 427 inches and making 550 hp/550 ft/lbs, while weighing 
substantially less than an iron-block motor.

Reportedly the Ford Motorsport aluminum block is superior to both the DART 
and Fontana blocks for a variety of reasons, and it also is about $1500 cheaper, 
but it is perennially on back-order.

Mike


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