[DeTomaso] More Horsepower!

[Will Kooiman]

Best option is to use a new windsor/351C hybrid cast iron block.  These
have 9.2" deck, 351C mains, Windsor front, 4-bolt mains.  And then, use
351C style heads.

This keeps the original style engine, headers, brackets, "the look", but
you get a newer, stronger block.

Many shops will build an engine like this.  $10K is probably possible, but
that's pushing it.  Just don¹t go too nuts on HP.  If you build with the
most common parts, you'll have more HP than you can use.

--
Will





On 5/22/17 3:04 PM, "Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso"
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>   Sean, the Cleveland AC/alt bracket must be modified to fit any Windsor
>   or windsor-clone. There's a photo of the bracket so modified, on the
>   back of this month's Newsletter (being printed as we speak). All the
>   rest can be swapped across the two different blocks, but expect oil
>   pressure on the stock gauge to be different- it comes directly off the
>   oil filter, not at the end of the block. Aviaid makes a racing oil pan
>   for the W block. I would use a dipstick off a 351-W van- it will be too
>   long but can be trimmed. Oh yeah- unless you go for an all-aluminum
>   engine, all 351-Windsor blocks weigh about the same as a stock
>   Cleveland. And that's with 2-bolt main caps & straight-valve heads. The
>   3" main journals limit rpms to about 6500 max unless you do other
>   things. I suggest aftermarkek 4-bolt main caps & aluminum heads (or
>   Cleveland heads) on any W clone. Good luck-
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Sean Keane <jskeane6 at gmail.com>
>   To: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Sun, May 21, 2017 7:46 pm
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] More Horsepower!
>   Hi everyone,
>   I'm thinking about swapping out the (mostly) stock motor in my Pantera
>   for a different motor, perhaps a crate motor. The idea is to lessen the
>   weight and significantly increase the horsepower. I'd want the AC
>   compressor, etc. to still fit the new motor. What are my options? What
>   kind of horsepower can I get to for $10k? What are the "gotchas" I need
>   to watch out for? Where should I buy such a beast? Any advice is
>   appreciated.
>   Best Regards,
>   Sean
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