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Am rebuilding an old mustang and have been looking for a 351windsor rebuilder,can any ford nut out there tell me how to ID A 351w from a 302\289w with out ripping it to bits. ps if any one has laying around give me a yell.
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not sure if this will help or not but worth aa read. http://www.aus-ford-uk.co.uk/html/engines2.html
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Basically the 351W had a deck height nearly 2 inches higher than a 289/302W (1 7/8" higher from memory)
Put it this way if you were to skim the head surfaces of a 302W block with the water pump still bolted on you conceivably would skim the top corner |
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