I'm thinking about building a 351, I am trying to find a old used motor with low miles and just rebuild it and work around it, but i was wonderin whats the major difference between the 351 cleveland and the 351 windsor? or is there a difference and can some1 tell me what kind of HP i can expect just from a stock 351? Thanks

 

Winsdor is a small block (uses a lot of 302 parts)

cleveland is a Big Block (uses a lot of 429-460 parts)


just build a windsor

 

oh and about 250 to 280hp

 

"stock" 351W made about 275hp at the crank, one with good heads and cam will make more like 400hp.

351W and 351C are nite and day. 351C is more for high revving engines, forget about them.

http://www.fast351.com/tech/351w.htm
http://www.mspmall.com/ddautospec/swapkits.html

 

cleveland is not a big block by any means. There are way too many differences, the windsor is pefect for a first time build

 

more forum misinformation

 

I thought with their huge intake runners and such you had to get em spinning really high to get enough
air thru them to start making serious power?

 

By any means???? they use our dizzy's they also use our roller rockers and a few other parts. I was compairing parts that they use as apose to size

 

2v cc heads keep the power below 6500, work great till about 450hp and then need work from 450 and up

 

ya by any means, the C and 385 motors use a chevy rocker arm body. The 351 is not even remotely considered a big block