[DeTomaso] 351w or 351c

[Will Kooiman]

I would <love> to see a fair comparison between the 2 engines.  Of course,
we all know how it would go.

I'd like to see 351W, iron heads, no porting, aluminum intake, Holley,
solid flat tappet like we would have run in the 1980's vs. 351C, 4V, no
porting, aluminum intake, etc.  It should be two builds the way we would
have done them "in the day" with the pieces chosen for the same purpose
(street/strip - not mild, but not nasty), etc.

And then, do the same thing with 408W vs. 408C, but this time with
unported aluminum heads and roller cams.

These "comparisons" where one is severely handicapped are senseless.


On 1/14/13 4:22 PM, "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>Thanks Sean.  For those that want the links, here they are along with the
>cliff notes.
>
>Part 1 Junkyard finds, teardown, machining and start of Cleveland build:
>  http://www.powerblocktv.com/episodes/HP2012-10
>Part 2 with rest of Cleveland build, Windsor build, and dyno:
>http://www.powerblocktv.com/episodes/HP2012-11
>
>Not quite a fair test. The Windsor was upgraded to a Clevor, gave it 408
>CID 10:1 engine vs. the Cleveland 357 CID at 9.8:1 with a mild cam.
>
>The 2V heads on the Cleveland ran 390 HP. On the 4V heads, 387 HP.
>The Windsor got 468 HP with 502 ftlbs
>
>
>Rob
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