best 351W intake and cam combo, carb'd

[importhater5.0]

I was planning on getting a Weiand Stealth Intake manifold for my 351W, i want street and strip performance and a nice "sounding" cam, with a little lumpy lump to it, haha. Just wanted to know if anyone has a 351 with a sweet combo they can recommend. Its a 351W, bored .040 over and its also a hydraulic flat tappet, no roller. And by the way, does anyone know what a .040 over 351 comes out to, isnt it a 359? anyway, all help is appreciated!

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

What kind of heads are you using? If you're going with stock heads or mild aftermarkets then the Stealth is perfect for what you're looking for. It's a great street/strip intake. As for the cam you've got a billion options but something split duration favoring the exhaust would be nice.

 

[86bluecobra]

well i like my combo. wiend stealth with a XE 274 comp cam. works very nicely specially on the sauce.

 

[importhater5.0]

Ok sounz good, let me ask you guys this. My valvetrain is stock, can i run that Comp cams XE274, i think the specs were in the .525 - .535 lift area. Will i have to replace the valve springs? everything in the valvetrain is brand new, just to stock. Thanks guys

 

[86bluecobra]

The question is what is the max lift your heads will take. look into that first before you decide on a cam. You only have so much clearence on stock heads when it comes to valve lift. Any head really. how high your valve guides are determines this.

 

[Modular2v]

stealth is a great choice! It all depends on how far you want to go.... If i were you i would try to model mine off of dans (86bluecobra) His car still seems very streetable and it has enough to snap an axel in half! He also has tons of room to grow with his cylinder heads

 

[importhater5.0]

yea i like his combo, im definately sticking with the stealth intake. I guess i just have to figure out how big of a cam i put in.....hmmm....hey thanx for the help so far guys

 

[Modular2v]

get some pistons ( i have probe flat tops with the valve reliefes cut for tw heads) that accept a decent sized cam. Im running a trick flow stage 3 cam in mine if that is any indication of how much cam the pistons can take. I also have 2.02/1.60 valves in my tw heads

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

get some pistons ( i have probe flat tops with the valve reliefes cut for tw heads) that accept a decent sized cam. Im running a trick flow stage 3 cam in mine if that is any indication of how much cam the pistons can take. I also have 2.02/1.60 valves in my tw heads

It would be so nice if Ford had used some kind of parts bin piston that already had big valve reliefs. That starts to cost a bit of money when you talk about piston swaps. At that point you've gotta decide to just do a full rebuild or to just chunk down the cash for a new short block. I don't really dig the idea of notching stock pistons.

 

[Modular2v]

It would be so nice if Ford had used some kind of parts bin piston that already had big valve reliefs. That starts to cost a bit of money when you talk about piston swaps. At that point you've gotta decide to just do a full rebuild or to just chunk down the cash for a new short block. I don't really dig the idea of notching stock pistons.

i agree. And then you have to decide on if you want to try to build it with a stock block or throw down cash on a dart

 

[86bluecobra]

get some pistons ( i have probe flat tops with the valve reliefes cut for tw heads) that accept a decent sized cam. Im running a trick flow stage 3 cam in mine if that is any indication of how much cam the pistons can take. I also have 2.02/1.60 valves in my tw heads

This is a good idea. i have dished pistons in my engine. I think i run around 8.2 to 1 compression. Bumping the comp ratio up would seriuosly add some bang to my combo. However i did not build my bottom end i picked it up for 300 bucks. Imagine a shortblock with forged internals and balanced for 300 bucks. I'm glad i found atleast one deal as i uilt this car.

 

[86bluecobra]

And by the way, does anyone know what a .040 over 351 comes out to, isnt it a 359? anyway, all help is appreciated!

Yes i Believe you are correct about the 351w being a 359 with a 40 overbore. Mine is a 30 overbore and i am 357 cubic inch's.