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Mail From: Kim Gross (email redacted)

John M. Dettori wrote:
>
> On Mon, 4 May 1998 14:50, HUMVSCOUT <(email redacted)> wrote:
> >
> > I'll be picking up a 71 Mach 1 first week of June [...]
>
> Congradulations & Welcome! 71 Mach I is a hulluva car.
>
> > couldn't find an affordable 428 car, I went looking for someone that
> > had modified a 351C
>
> Assume you were looking for a 69/70 with a 428. 1971 featured the 429CJ/SCJ;
> alas, the last big block offered in a Mustang. But you're talking to the
> number one 351C fan. The two engines are surprisingly similar, both with
> thin-wall cast blocks, canted valve arrangement, and huge valves made for
> performance applications. The 351C (70-71 vintage) is still my choice in
> the performance department: tremendous performance potential in a fairly
> light-weight package. Being a veteran of 3 351Cs (4V in my 74 Pantera,
> 2V in my 72 Mach I, and 4V in my current 70 Mach I), I can tell that these
> motors in mildly modified form kick _ss, even the 2Vs! As some on this list
> will remember, a guy I refer to as "idiot" built a 600bhp 351C (started life
> as a 2V in a 72 Mach I) that runs high 10s quarter mile. Lots of potential
> here.

I still say the 351C 4v has the most potential for any small block
made. I had one in a 69 cougar Eliminator, that would run 12.2 @120 in
full street trim, 3.00 rear gear and a 2500 rpm convertor. Now this
motor did not have much for low end power, actually with the low stall
converter I was unable to even spin the tires on a launch, but when it
got some RPM's look out. At 4000 it kicked in and ran strong until
7500.

Kim

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