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Old 01-22-2006, 02:46 AM
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Default 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE!?!?!?!?

Which one can handle more power etc...

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Old 01-22-2006, 02:50 AM
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Default RE: 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
Ones a big block the other is a small block.

Clevland is Big Windsor is small.
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Old 01-22-2006, 02:52 AM
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Ones a big block the other is a small block.

Clevland is Big Windsor is small.

Is the cleavland a stronger block?
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Old 01-22-2006, 03:03 AM
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Default RE: 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
Yeah. Its a "Big Block" Any big block will be stronger than a small block.
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Old 01-22-2006, 03:08 AM
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Default RE: 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
Ok, I wasnt sure... you were refering to the overall size of the block not the displacement

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Old 01-22-2006, 03:11 AM
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Default RE: 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
Same displacment but ones a bigger block.
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Old 01-22-2006, 03:14 AM
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Default RE: 351 Cleavland vs Windsor...
both are small blocks!!!the cleveland has smaller main journals can turn higher rpms and is a torque god!!cleveland down fall is that they havent been made since 1974
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Old 01-22-2006, 03:15 AM
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Same displacment but ones a bigger block.
Cool, thanks for the info. Ive heard the 351w is almost the same size overall as the 302, is this true or do you need extensive modding to swap them?

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Old 01-22-2006, 03:18 AM
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the windsor is taller by a couple of inches and wider by a couple but the same length
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Old 01-22-2006, 03:20 AM
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the windsor is taller by a couple of inches and wider by a couple but the same length
Id need an aftermarket hood then right?

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