I'll submit to this one. I didn't mean to say that the 351 was a bad motor.
I replied to someone else on this also, I just meant to say that the "small"
302 when built right can make some horses. and yes, the 340 was a bad little
motor. girlfriends dad had one and slightly modded, he couldn't keep motor
mounts on the car. had to practically chain the engine down.
----- Original Message -----
From: The Man From Utopia <tmfu@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:06 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Suped 318 or 360
> > I wasn't gonna jump in on this one, but oh well. a 318 will
> > outrun a 360 any day of the week as far as durability. also, the shorter
> > stroke makes it a better suited engine for racing. the only reason a 360
> works
> > as well as it does is because these trucks are heavy and the 360 is a
> > torque motor. it's always been known as the "work" motor. ask any "old"
> Mopar
> > fan and he'll tell you the 318 and 340's were the horsepower makers, and
> > will walk circles around a 360. take a 360 and a 318 and put them both
in
> 3200
> > pound sports cars, and you'll never want to hear the word 360 again.
> > that's why the ford 302 is one of the best small blocks ever built. you
> can't
> > kill them, and the stroke/bore design allows them to run some serious
> times.
> > they have 302 mustangs that run 8's, and I bet you if anyone told them
to
> > dump it for a 351 they'd laugh in their face. yes, cubes are better, but
> > only in the right combination. if I want to pull stumps out the back
yard,
> I'll
> > get an r/t. but since I'm looking for a motor that's gonna run like a
bat
> > out of hell and last till hell freezes over, gimme a 318.
>
> Aaron I have to both agree and disagree with you. the 360 vs 318/340 you
are
> absolutely correct (actually the 340 was the best of the bunch!). But the
> 351 vs 302 is another story. Don't forget that the 351 came in 2 flavors.
> The Cleveland and Winsor blocks. Put these 2 engines into 2 same cars..
The
> Cleve will whip the pants off the Winsor on any day. Or if you want to
push
> the issue the BCJ(Boss Cobra Jet) would trounce on both of them.
>
> Greg
> 95 DSCC v6 5spd
> Rahway NJ
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