What year/vehicles can i get a roller 351W out of?

Gearbanger 101 said:

Well, to be fair....the Cobra R had all the smog, A/C, back seat and everything else that wasn't nailed down removed to attempt to offset the additional weight incurred by the 351W up front.....it didn't even come with a radio for god sakes. It’s fine if you don’t have a problem with it, but me being in my early-30’s, I certainly wouldn’t consider giving up my creature comforts or smog legality in any street car to improve handling, just to shave off a few pounds that really don’t need to be there in the first place. Either way, it although it was quite a performer compared to the stock GT of that era and most certainly one of the coolest Stangs built in the last 30-years, it isn’t really considered anything special handling or performance wise by today’s standards? I mean…what did it run.....mid-13’s?

As for the S-351...it was certainly a mover and a shaker, but probably the furthest thing from “run of the mill” there was at the time. Point being, there was a lot more done to that car than just a motor swap. The suspension and chassis and brakes were worked over from one end to the other to compensate for the additional front end weight…not to mention a ton of weight reduction done to get that supercharged hog down under 3,400lbs. Great thinking on Saleens part, but at $55,000 10+ years ago it certainly came at a price.

Not to mention if I recall correctly, even with almost 500hp on tap the car was only good for mid/high-12’s. Not slow by any means, but certainly not impossible to duplicate with the smaller, lighter 302. Especially if it was fitted with a blower like the S-351 was.

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