351 M
#1
351 M
A guy I work with just picked up a '72 Cougar. He is more of a Chevy guy, so he asked me about the engine. I assumed it would be a Cleveland in '72. I checked it out and it is a 335 series block, but was no numbers in the corners of the heads. Wouldn't that mean it is a 351 M. Wasn't the M first introduced in '74?
I told him it was a 351 Modified and he thought that was good. I didn't tell him it probobly wasn't the original engine.
The car looks pretty good. Some rust around the wheels, but not too bad.
This guy likes to buy cars and then sell them a few months later. Maybe when he decides to sell it I will make him an offer. It would make a nice cruiser, and it's all black like my Mustang. They would look good together.
I told him it was a 351 Modified and he thought that was good. I didn't tell him it probobly wasn't the original engine.
The car looks pretty good. Some rust around the wheels, but not too bad.
This guy likes to buy cars and then sell them a few months later. Maybe when he decides to sell it I will make him an offer. It would make a nice cruiser, and it's all black like my Mustang. They would look good together.
#2
RE: 351 M
The intake manifold front mating surface is almost an inch above the distributor mounting hole on a 351m/400...that's a more disguinishing way to tell what 335 it is.
If you want to tell if its a 351m or a 400 you need to check the crank numbers or the stroke through the spark plug hole.
If you eventually buy and want more performance out of go towww.TMeyerInc.com
If you want to tell if its a 351m or a 400 you need to check the crank numbers or the stroke through the spark plug hole.
If you eventually buy and want more performance out of go towww.TMeyerInc.com
#5
RE: 351 M
ORIGINAL: andrewmp6
the 335 was a nice engine overlooked by many since it was a truck engine.but can be a nice torque monster with the right parts.
the 335 was a nice engine overlooked by many since it was a truck engine.but can be a nice torque monster with the right parts.
#6
RE: 351 M
The 335 was introduced in the Mustang as a car engine. The architecture of the engine indicates its intended use as a high RPM engine. The Cleveland is a 335. The M is the same family, with some changes to help with emissions standards.
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RE: 351 M
ORIGINAL: Colorado_Mustang
The 335 was introduced in the Mustang as a car engine. The architecture of the engine indicates its intended use as a high RPM engine. The Cleveland is a 335. The M is the same family, with some changes to help with emissions standards.
The 335 was introduced in the Mustang as a car engine. The architecture of the engine indicates its intended use as a high RPM engine. The Cleveland is a 335. The M is the same family, with some changes to help with emissions standards.
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