[DeTomaso] A new engine in my future?

[Julian Kift]

Tim,

 

Admitted 100% Ebay feedback is better than anything less, but it really doesn't say a lot about the quality of the engines this guy delivers. Ebay feedback deadline is 90 days from the auction, so with any lead time on the engine, shipping etc. it's barely installed and broken in before buyers have to leave feedback, so at best it says this guy delivers an engine.

 

450-500HP is a reasonable (and moderately safe) goal for a 351C and doesn't really require that many 'trick' parts.

 

We have all read stories of quality parts being substituted with lesser and as the man says "you gets what you pays for", I suggest you find a reputable engine builder close to home, establish eye to eye contact and have him rebuild your engine. Dan Jones is always an excellent sounding board for build recommendations to get what you expect from your next engine.

 

Good luck,

Julian
 
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:00:18 -0700
> From: morganuci at gmail.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] A new engine in my future?
> 
> My 73's existing engine is somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 HP.
> Recently, it was making a strange noise, and the oil smells of gasoline and
> there are a lot of metal filings on the oil drain plug. Assuming it's
> toast, that leaves me with a few choices:
> 
> 1. Rebuild my existing engine
> 2. Buy a new block, transfer everything else (heads etc.) from my old
> engine
> 3. Buy a crate motor
> 
> I'm leaning towards #3 because it seems like the fastest and easiest
> choice. I also want to end up with a better, more powerful motor than I
> had, as long as I'm doing this, and buying a crate motor gets me a bunch of
> new, hi performance parts all in one package. Then the question is,
> Windsor, Cleveland, or something else? I'd like to stick with Cleveland for
> a number of reasons, including being able to reuse a lot of what I already
> have, such as my fuel injection system. But of course, Clevelands are much
> less plentiful than Windsors.
> 
> So, I was looking at this particular engine:
> http://www.tuffdawgengines.com/ford_351C_445hp.htm. It goes for $5195 as
> described. He will install my intake manifold (sorry, I don't know what
> model it is, but it has the fuel injectors installed in it) in place of his
> normal manifold. His price includes testing, balancing, shipping, etc., as
> in the description, but not breaking it in or dyno testing it.
> 
> Is there an alternative that I should look at? He has 100% positive
> feedback on eBay (on 19 transactions in the last 12 months), but does anyone
> have experience with Tuff Dawg engines, good or bad (you can write to me
> individually rather than post if you prefer)? I'm in the greater Seattle
> (Issaquah) area.
> 
> Also, what cam or cam specs would be good for a fuel injected Cleveland for
> street use? He thought that the optimum would be different than with a
> carb.
> 
> Tim
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