Chevy 350 or Ford 351?
Which engine is more reliable?
Which engine has the better horsepower potential?
Any help is appreciated
Which Chevy 350? L46, LT1, L82?
Which Ford 351? Windsor, Cleveland, or Michigan?
The most HP potential probably comes from the 'Racing Boss 351', a crate engine from Ford Racing Performance Parts. The block was based on the 351 cu in Windsor engine, but the finish build results displacement of 454.38 cubic inches
The Chevrolet/GM Turbo-Fire 350, introduced 1967, splits the difference between the older two 351 Fords statistically. The 351 Windsor, a tall-deck small-block developed from the 221/260/289/302 for the 1969 model year, had main-bearing issues during preproduction testing but Ford considered the final result good for 100,000 miles between overhauls. The 351 Cleveland, a particularly robust small-block implementing many of the lessons learned on the 429 and 460 Lima, was introduced 1969, the same year all Turbo-Fire V8's went to the large crank and rod bearings introduced on the 350, and held up better in severe service. The 351 MAC engines developed for Ford F- and E-Series trucks had serious issues with block cracking in 1977-78 due to a design flaw in the sand cores; this was remedied for 1979-82.
As delivered, the 351 Cleveland has the best breathing of all the V8's listed above.
It's irrelevant. Nothing you can afford to build with either engine will outrun my Tesla Model 3 in a quarter mile. While you'll spend 5 bucks on gas every time you struggle to do a quarter mile in 13 seconds I'll do it in 11 and it won't cost more than 10 cents in electricity.
There are MILLIONS of BOTH of these engines out there. They are equally reliable, IF they are properly serviced and maintained.
- In what vehicle was the Ford 351 Windsor 4-Barrel put in? I got a Ford 351 Windsor 4-Barrel in my 1966 Ford Galaxie but I don't know what vehicle it was taken from lol.
- Do 164 tooth flex plates interchange between 1977 351 Windsor and 400 Ford engines? I know the bolt patterns are the same and balance weghts changed on the 302 in 1981 to 50 oz from the 28.2 and that both Windsor and Clevelands used the 28.2 oz. What I want to know is are the dimensions the same from the flange surface of the crankshaft mount to the bolt mount for the torque converter and is the balance weight located in the same place on the flex plate relative to the bolt pattern.
- I have 1977 ford f150 with a 351 engine in it. I replaced the fuel pump and two filters. It dies often? I have replaced the fuel filter before the fuel pump and the fuel pump aswell as the fuel filter at the engine. Also a new tank. It likes to die. What may be my problem?
- 1985 Ford F-150 351 conversion? I currently have a 302 in my truck, but I was seriously thinking of swapping it out into a 351. Should I buy a whole new engine? Or buy a conversion kit, and where can I go to get em'? I live in Dallas, TX