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    Toploader 4 Speed Or Tremec ?

    Tell us the rest of your combo - cam, vehicle, gear, exhaust. A Blue Thunder intake with a 750 Holley is usually a very good combo.
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    351c vs 351w

    Definitely go with 4v heads, and get the quench heads while you are at it. It isn’t worth going with the 2v heads. 4ZV Clevelands do not have bad low RPM torque production, that is a myth. We have to remember that 351 4v engines were designed for regular production engines. If any of the 4v...
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    Cylinder Heads for 393w Stroker Engine?

    Personally, I think the "R" head will make more power, but they do have the header issue. Victor Jr's are great for the money. If you have the money the AFR 205CC head looks great, too.
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    What I can get out of my 289?

    Look, you only have 68,000 miles on the original engine so just modify what you have. Put a good set of heads on it that you can grow into if and when you rebuild the engine (or stroke it). Get a good performance cam, carb and intake to complement the heads and you are good to go. Don't forget...
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    1/4 guess??? help

    The stall is modest put you have a lot of good components so I think you could power it to a low 13 if you everything comes together AND you get good traction. It will be a great performer on the street.
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    Favorite Intake manifold on a 5.0

    Weiand Xcellerator or Weaind Stealth.
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    While the engine is apart, what should I do?

    You have some nice components already like the carb, headers and gear. What you need to do now is fill in the missing parts that will complete the whole package and give you some real performance. If you don’t attack your combination from the “whole Package” approach you will be disappointed...
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    What I can get out of my 289?

    Assuming you DO NOT want a stroker kit then I would look at a set of the 165 AFR heads, Weiand Xcellerator intake manifold, and a 600 – 650 Holley. If you have an automatic look at a vacuum secondary carb, if you have a manual trans get a double pumper. 1 5/8” headers, good duals (2.5”) and a...
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    Cylinder Heads for 393w Stroker Engine?

    Victor Jr's would work great. Another excellent head for a 393w would be a set of the TFS "R" heads. That would be my choice.
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    Why did Ford build 2 different 351 engines?

    You are right, my quick math from 1970-1973 = 3 :shrug: , oops. I don't usually count 1974 but I guess Clevelands found their way into Cougars and Torinos I guess. But I'd imagine they were the M variant, not the CJ, right?
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    Why did Ford build 2 different 351 engines?

    Dude, don’t rely on the magazines or the factory horsepower numbers for your performance criteria, they usually are misleading and wrong. Most of the opinions on how fast or how much potential an engine has on this board have been derived from repeated first hand experience. I didn’t own a...
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    A question of compression ...

    I run 10.75:1 compression with the stock iron heads and have my ignition set to 18 degrees of advance. No problems. Of course, I do use 93 octane gas. For a 280H cam I would go for 10.0 -10.25:1 compression. I am not sure how detonation resistant the combustion chambers are in the stock 289...
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    Why did Ford build 2 different 351 engines?

    My understanding exactly. And getting my doors blown off by 351C 4v powered cars on the street.
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    Another cam q: solid vs. hydrualic

    Amen on the solid cams. How do you like that 282S? What does it idle at and what RPM does the engine pull to? That is a cool engine combination, I am intrigued by the 289 rods with the stroker crank.
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    Why did Ford build 2 different 351 engines?

    Blown 4.6: although a solid performer, the 350 Chevy doesn’t have the performance potential of a Cleveland. I had a 350 Chevy Corvette also. That doesn’t make me an expert by any means, but there is a reason why Chevy fans always trash talk Clevelands.
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    Kinda new to classic motors question

    First of all Boss 302’s were not the greatest performers for a street vehicle, the heads were just too big for the application. Secondly, if you were to go down that route it would be more economical to just buy 351 Cleveland heads since they are essentially the same and will run you probably...
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    "Canted valve" aluminum Windsor heads available

    Also take a look at the Brodix 200 and 300 series. It is a canted valve aluminum head that is essentially a variant of a Cleveland head that you can use on a Windsor block.
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    Why did Ford build 2 different 351 engines?

    I run my cleveland to 7000 rpm's all the time. The stock crank and rods are good to 7500 RPM's regularly - if you upgrade the bolts and have the reciprocating assembly dynamically balanced (~$200). The blocks are good up to around the 500-550 HP level. All the oiling related problems are myths...
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    289 with gt-40s

    Agreed, the compression numbers look lower than normal. gbarber: are you sure those are the right compression numbers? Do you know what kind of pistons you have? Those numbers would be the result of dished pistons. Flat-tops would result in considerably higher compression numbers. Also, I...
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    289 head options

    That's good advice.....you may just want to get a good set of aluminum heads.
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