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Old 04-25-08, 02:37 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by lehiguy View Post
I had a 1971 Mercury Monterey with the 400 and a C6. It had a two barrell carb and would fry the tires at every light. The little beast made 400 pounds of torque at 2200 RPM (peak) and the sensation of being pushed into the back seat just never went away. I loved that car and I've always had a soft spot for the 400 ever since. I can only imagine what I could have done with a better carb, intake and exhaust.
Not much more.

351C was a higher rev motor than the 351W motor is.
Aftermarket for the Windsor is a hell of a lot better than the C. 302 stuff and 351W stuff is almost identical (the block of the 351 is a bit taller than a 302).

without a springover you run some seriosuly tight tolerances between the starter/exhaust and the front driveshaft. I am curing my issues with a 2 piece front driveshaft.


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