[Jack21]

I wouldn't assume you're painting a bulls eye on your butt for sharing first hand experience on this forum. First, we're predominantly an "over 40" crowd anyway. Second, experience is what counts around here, even if it goes against contemporary thinking.

There will always likely be a debate of some kind concerning the relative merits of the Ford 351 Windsor, and 351 Cleveland.

The Windsor never had any performance orientation from Ford. It was a grocery getter, truck motor, boat motor. Had it not been for aftermarket sources; the lowly Windsor would still only enjoy boat anchor status.

The Cleveland was a high performance engine from the get go. It was targeted at whomping Chevy and Chrysler small blocks on the street, strip, and track, with big block canted valves, ports you could stick your arm into, and 7000 RPM all day long. And then it died. That was '73. And nothing since. Chevy small block racers would give their first born male child for a set of factory (or aftermarket) canted valve, big block style heads. It ain't happened.

Thank you for your input, and sheding some light on the controversy.