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Originally Posted by Rebel1
andyl, We would all love to have 427ci but the reality is that with modern alloy heads and cams on/in Windsor based engines one can enjoy the cobra experience especially if one stroked the windsor.
The W302/5ltr stroked to 331/347 makes a great engine with say AFR heads and the 351W is bluddy fantastic as a 392/408ci with the same heads.
My preferred engine would be a 351 based clevor. A 351 windsor with CHI 3V alloy heads and a nice roller cam and aftermarket 4 barrel FI.
Don't tell any-one I said that ... I'd never live it down  |
Yeah the CHI 3Vs look fantastic and everything I've read is great but space dictates what I can put in without mods to engine bay lining etc, a 302W with windsor style heads fits with tight exhaust area and a 351W I think would actually fit better due to the shape of the bay but the Cleveland style heads would upset the apple cart I think on the exhaust side.
The other thought is that to the eye whether a 8.2" or 9.5" W block will still look like a Windsor whereas a Cleveland is a more obvious deviation from what the car was built and approved with (in regards to 'interested' onlookers). In short, a stroked 351 to 427 (or 408 in a std block) will look more like a 302W than a Cleveland and get less attention because of it.
The AFR 205s are the top of the pile for this sort of thing in my mind, and I must say they are getting fantastic figures out of 347s with the mid 400HP in a streetable build.