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Not too familiar with the ford v8's (yet) but I have heard that the cleveland is a really heavy and big motor compared to the windsor ?
So, what would you guys reccommend ?
302 C or W ?....... or a 351 C or W ?..or a mix'n match of the two ?
I seem to remember someone saying something about a 302 W block with a 351 crank / rods and Cleveland 2V heads ?...or something ?...I dunno...I'm hazy on the details.
Looking for a nice streeter that will spend most of it's life between 2,000-4,500 rpm and pulls like a trouper without being terrible to drive in warm weather....
Any advice chaps ?....
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windsor motor with clevo heads is a Boss motor. Not a simple bolt together deal. Both motors have their good points and bad points. The way things are today I'd lean more towards the windsor.
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Depends what you are going to put it in too? Say an XP, go a Windsor, say an XC and you would have to go a Clevo!
Clevo's are probably a bit more popular mod's wise, But you could get a late model (EB to AU) 5.0l Windsor, rip the EFI etc off and stick a
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The old 302 windsor performed better then a 302 clevo and now you can easy go a EFI one.
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So you are saying i can use a late model windsor and take the efi gear off and use early type dizzy and carb and i dont have to do any other mods ? Davey
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So you are saying i can use a late model windsor and take the efi gear off and use early t |
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Hey Jim, just out of curiousity, Does the engine need to comply with it's original specs, or to the cars compliance plate specs? I still want to know what sort of car it is going in!
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When doing an engine swap the ADR's you are supposed to adhere to are those of the car or those of the engine whichever is newer.
If you are putting a de injected 5.0 into say an XT or XW you might be able to get away with arguing that it's mere
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