01-11-2012, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DougD
Barry, you nailed it.
Windsor + Cleveland = small block, FE + 385 series = big block.
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Agreed, Doug, except how about adding the rest of the 335 series engines (the 351M and 400M) in there with the Cleveland? I know, they take Cleveland style heads, and have the 385 series bellhousing pattern, but I kinda doubt many consider them big-blocks (except, perhaps, those who are building them with CHI heads, etc., for the PHR Engine Master's Series).
I could see a 3 tiered arrangement:
Windsors...small block
335 series engines...mid block
FE and 385 series engines...big block
For many years I drove a 351M engined big Ford. It didn't seem to be so far down on power compared to my 351C, but for so many years all we heard about the 351M/400M was they were better suited for boat anchors than powering automobiles...so I was really glad to see many of the PHR-EM contestants building them up and scoring so highly with them.
Cheers!
Dugly 
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