Looking to build a 351 for my fox, plan on stroking it to a 408 with plans of turbo. Can somebody point me in the direction as far as a block should go or does it really matter??
Call and ask to talk to the owner, Woody. Any 351 roller is going to be good for 700whp+ but you have to be careful as there are a LOT of blocks being found with cracks under the cam bearings that a lot of shops miss.
Also, unless you want over 550-600hp you should just stay NA. A mild 408 will hit 500 to the wheels without much effort, you can kick it up to 550-600 pretty easily too. Nothing like a ride in a properly built 408 fox or 94/95 car. Blip the throttle and your balls are instantly in the trunk.
Alright picking up a 351 roller next weekend! What would be your guys components that you would have? Thinking about going with the gt40 intake and porting it
That would be a horrible idea on a 351. You have to port them to be optimal on a 302, a 351 is way too big for anything GT40. Ford did it because that's what they had.
Should be big enough, don't exactly want to go overboard but I want a damn good motor! I'm not in a big hurry so $ doesn't exactly matter right now. Owned the car for 11 years and don't plan on getting rid of it!
Block I'm picking up this weekend, not aftermarket but a 95 roller that will go to the machine shop. Heads I have, bought them for 800 total. Brand new dart pro1s. With 1.6 roller rockers. I'm just looking for internals and intake.
Like I said, get ahold of fordstrokers and talk to Woody. Also, make SURE your machine shop pulls the cam bearings out of the block and checks under them for cracks. A known issue with latemodel 351 roller blocks is cracks forming under the cam bearings that you can't see until you pull them.
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