400 hp 351w daily driver build

Main stud girdles, arp studs and bolts everywhere, main bearing speeds on 351w require attention to oiling, and so on. On the street its fun as hell but its mostly a track car. You can build 347 street motor today to run reliably at 400 hp. Here is a dyno sheet on a 351w, stack fuel injection, mild hydraulic roller cam, edelbrock performer heads. A wornout fullsize bronco efi 302 gets a new lease on life. I would like to get somewhere between 350 to 400hp from it without changing the heads. Check out how we push a junkyard 351 windsor past 1,000 hp and to the brink of destruction by adding heads, a cam, and intake to a stock 351w shortblock. I am by no means an mechanic or a gear head when it comes to engines, compression, cams, roller stuff, etc. My last car was a 96 gt with a complete pi engine swap with a t70 at 8psi. The ford 351w or 351 windsor is classic american muscle.

Will cost a little more than a 400 hp 351w, but the packaging is simpler with the 302 block. The 351w engine combination can be custom designed to tailor to your specific needs. Pretty easy to hit 400 hp while keeping it cruise friendly. Thanks for sharing your build, and if i am way under that on my numbers i can always change cam and other parts for more hp.

The stock mustang gt block has been known to handle up to 500 flywheel horsepower. How to get 450 horsepower from a 351w it still runs. The correctsized headers will give you the best performance. I am totally satisfied so far and i have drove my bronco as a daily driver and two septembers in a row i put over 1500 miles on it i figure i have at least 15k on the engine 1970, 302, 3 on tree, drum brakes, no power anything, original engine trans ect.

Or a 1955 chevy 2 door hardtop which weighs about 3,350 lbs. Aug 16, 2017 1,000 hp from a brokenin 400inch smallblock chevy. From 1969 to 1971, the 351w ford engine was rated at 290 horsepower, making. Clutch kit, steel bellhousing and starter installed. As for transmission, i dont know which ones will work. I have also seen guys put 400 hp through a stock block and spit the thing right down the middle. Generally an aim for 400 hp is for something still streetable, and not a race motor. Hi guys, i have been all over this forum for the last couple of months trying to learn as much as i can about 351w blow through set up. Looking for 400hp from 351w mustang forums at stangnet. They build high power motors for customers that exceed that barrier, but it really comes down to the depth of ones pockets. I am thinking about doing a factory five 33 hot rod in the future and i want to build the engine as well i want to put in a 351w or 351c if i can find it i have been fixing engines and cars my whole life but this is the first engine i will be building from the ground up. When it comes to building a high horsepower engine, you cant beat the ford 4. Once you go beyond 1hp1cid, all the extra requirements go up faster than hp is produced.

Using some original parts and aftermarket heads and intake, the guys transform the windsor into a betterperforming clevor or mock cleveland. Not bad for a stock cast block, especially one with. As far as the 351w goes, a stock f4te 351w roller block with steel rods has a horse power limit in the neighborhood of around 750 hp at the flywheel. Dec 27, 2016 the 351 wasnt that much stouter, making 210 hp at 3,800 rpm and 315 at 2,800 rpm. I think it shouldnt be too hard to get 400 hp out of a na 302. I have tw 185s with a fox lake stage 2 port, small cam, and a weiand stealth intake very comparable to an rpm air gap, and id bet im not making 400 hp. Even gms high performance castings from the late 60s and 70s do not favorably compare to the more recent factory vortec heads. A challenge 400hp 351c mustangsandmore forum archive. The longlived ford windsor engine, displacing 351 cubic inches, was available in performance applications such as the ford boss mustang in 1971, and today is available in a crateengine version which features up to 535 horsepower. A recent 455 build using this cam made 500 hp at 4,800 rpm and more importantly 558 lbft at 3,000 rpm.

It is not difficult to build an 500hp 351w, but how to keep it together. This one is built on ford racings boss 351 block, so you get big block power in. May 03, 2007 a recent 455 build using this cam made 500 hp at 4,800 rpm and more importantly 558 lbft at 3,000 rpm. It would likely use a 32003500 stall converter, like pn109603, to get the best performance. Choosing the correct carburetor for five common engine. Part 2 of horsepowers dual ford 351 project, as the guys complete the build. And rather than spending money on a stroker, id be far more inclined to just get a 351w instead. With afr 185 heads and a compcams xe274hr you could expect 470 hp470 tq and 10. It makes 390 hp440 tq to the ground through a c6, np205, 9 inch and 37 tires.

It dont take after market head just a lot of work on stock ones. Building op a 351w i pulled from an 84 bronco for my 71 daily driver bronco. Which heads and cam should i get for this fuel injected 87 with a 5 speed and 3. Find out how we created this 351 windsor engine and what were the results inside. Karen curtin, laurel files, kris hergert, deborah ives, chuck paterno, hank rodenburg. If youre looking for a serious power boost, then look no further than edelbrock for your engine modification needs. With a mild cam, better intake, headers and freerflowing exhaust, a warmedup. Help building a budget 351w mustangsandmore forum archive. Ford 351 windsor engine build our budget 351 shoots for competitive power levels while maintaining daily driver manners. The chart below it is the same motor with a carb and performer manifold.

Id to vote for the 351w you can build big hp and tq much easier and for less money. My plan is then to take it and put it in the 93 4cly notchback that i own. I have a stock 1971 d1ae 351w motor with d0oe heads and need some advice on a build. The 351w in there is a 1978 smog motor rated at 145hp and 200trq.

The cheapest option would be to get a maf 351w from a truck 96 end of that body style, build a mild version intake, exhaust, cam, injectors and youre at 400hp. You can build the 351400m to make good power but it will be prohibitively expensive and the 460 doesnt weigh much more than the 400m. Blueprint engines ford 347 400hp base stroker crate engine. With a mild cam, better intake, headers and freerflowing exhaust, a warmedup longblock 302 would make more. Competitive power levels while maintaining daily driver manners. If youre looking for maximum streetable horsepower, its hard to beat a 351w stroker.

My friend has a keith craft built 357 351 bored 30 over with world products heads with a port match only, and it was dynoed at over 400 hp. Clevoryates style head gasket passenger side driver side. That includes the cam, but i dont remember which one he got off the top of my head. Our first daily driver project was the magnificent w201 om605 turbo diesel merc. Does any one have a build sheet or engine blue print for one of these engines for a mid budget like 4 grand or less i would. Buy the time you machine a block for a 347 and buy a kit. How to build a 400 horse chevy small block 350 it still runs.

More than 400 lbft was generated from 3,500 to 5,400 rpm and more than 350 hp from 4,400 rpm on up. Edelbrock 400 hp performer rpm top end engine kit for 351w engines. Stock 351w heads are some of the worst heads ever cast. Comp cams best selling small block chevy cams hot rod. Powernation daily powernation garage powernation specials 2minute. So whether a 302 or 351, neither really matters to me, just the hp to. He just wanted something with good low end torque and throttle response. The 351 wasnt that much stouter, making 210 hp at 3,800 rpm and 315 at 2,800 rpm. Though this small block is a platform capable of much greater performance, you can easily modify it to make more horsepower and.

I want to build a late 60s to mid 70s ford with a carbeurated 351w. Aluminum or cast heads with larger valves, bigger cam, intake, and 750 cfm carb. So at the fly wheel in the middle of your 400 to 450 hp. I was just wondering if you guys could help me figure out if what i have got planned will get me to the 400 hp range from a 351w and maybe somewhat decent gas milage. Proven horsepower engine combinations car craft magazine.

With afr 185 heads and a compcams xe274hr you could expect 470 hp 470 tq and 10. This 400 hp performer rpm top end engine kit from edelbrock is the perfect top end kit to release all the horses out of your 351 windsor engine. It will be fuel injected, and hopefully i can tune it to close to 400 hp. Another aspect to consider is that the 351w does seem to spin main bearings, if this is a street daily driver, is a 7k redline really safe without some sort of rebuildimprovements. With the right street converter, this combo will push any 3,500pound car into the mid11s. Its billed as a good choice for daily drivers or mild mannered street rods. Part of the 90 degree small block v8 family of ford engines, the 351 windsor reached its peak stock horsepower in 1969 at 290. While 400 hp would be very nice, we are somewhat limited with our. Part 2 of horsepowers dual ford 351 project, as the guys complete the build of a cleveland engine and then turn their attention to the windsor engine. Edelbrock top end engine kit performer rpm 400 hp 351w. They are just a number, on a screen, printed on a piece of paper. Feb 02, 2019 in your truck, a 302 will be a bit small. I want a daily driver w some snort that will last 100k plus without a tear down, again ty for sharing your build it seems pretty solid and i would think that your conservative numbers are close to what you stated. This is going to be a street car with very very occasional strip use.