[DeTomaso] NOS Block on Ebay

[jderyke at aol.com]

Uh-uh. In all aspects it's a just a 351-C. It even carries the same casting #s & symbols on the block as a 2V since Boss blocks were simply pulled from the same production line, as were the cranks. Don't pay extra for the 'Boss' label on a bare block. The differences were in the pistons, heads and cam, and maybe in the stock baffled oil pan (which was also on our non-Boss Pantera engine).
Matter of fact, the Boss 351 was the only 'Boss' block that did NOT get screw-in core plugs to positively seal and stiffen the outer cylinder walls, and it was one that certainly could have used them! The other Boss engines (302 & 429) got them from Ford. They can be added by a skilled machinist (or at home) to a Cleveland at some expense if you like, but they are not 'stock Boss-351'. 

I guess I am not sufficiently schooled in the differences in blocks, if 
any.  I thought that the Boss block was somehow different for the 
standard 4 bolt 351C block.  ???


 

 

 

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From: Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 28, 2013 8:51 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NOS Block on Ebay




 
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