How do I know if my 351C is 2V or 4V?

How do I know if my 351C is 2V or 4V?

A 2V cleveland have a #2 in upper both corners of the cylinder head. A 4V have the #4 in the upper both corners of the cylinder head. If your heads is clevelandstyle but dont have the #2 or 4 its heads for the 400 or 351M.

What is a 351 4V?

The 351C-4V was marketed as a high-performance engine, featuring the 4V large ports heads with closed “quench” combustion chambers. Later versions of the 351C with 4V heads continued to use the large ports and valves, but switched to open chamber heads in an effort to reduce engine emissions.

What’s the most horsepower you can get out of a 351 Cleveland?

With Ford’s 4.000-inch bore/4.000-inch stroke combination and conservative tuning, you can achieve 400 hp and 450 torque numbers along with durability.

Is a 351 Cleveland a big block?

The 351C used the “Small Block” bellhousing bolt pattern. The 351M/400 used the “Big Block” bellhousing bolt pattern.

How do I know if I have a 351C?

The most obvious difference between the 351C (left) and 400 (right) is the bellhousing bolt pattern. The 351C has a six-bolt, small-block bolt pattern. The 400/351M block has the 385-series big-block sixbolt bellhousing pattern.

How can you tell the difference between a 351C and a 351M?

There are several external differences that can help to distinguish between the 351W engine and the 351C and M engines: The 351W has three bolts attaching the valve covers on the exhaust manifold side; the 351C,M has four. The 351W has the timing cover bolted to the block.

Which is better 351W or 351C?

“The 351W is a basic 302-type engine. The 351C engine got all the hype, but what we race today is the basic W or a combination of the two. The W is a better engine for long-lived low RPM power. It needs proper preparation to race, and, as it has the better torque curve on the low end, it is not a high rpm engine.

How much power can a 351C make?

Jim Grubbs and Jeff Latimer of JGM were confident this engine would make at least 650 horsepower. They never expected it to make more than 700.

How much HP does a 351C have?

Horsepower ratings were 250 at 4,600 rpm for the two-barrel, and 300 at 5,400 rpm for the four-barrel, 10 more than the 1969 351W four-barrel. Interestingly, the 351C four-barrel’s rated torque output of 380 at 3,400 rpm was down from the 351W four-barrel’s rating of 385 at 3,200.

What is a 351 Cleveland worth?

A bare 351C block and crank (nothing else) goes for over $500. A complete running engine at least $1200. The 4V heads alone would go for $300 -500 for open chamber.

Is a 351C a big block?