dreaming of a MONSTER engine

[stanglover]

Hi there gurus......

This is what I'm thinking.......

option a) 460 Big Block with a C6 : should get about 600lb of torgue? 500+ hp  ???

For the above, what would be required? I've seen them been put in to a 67 without notching the towers.

option b) 351 Windsor stroker: 408or418 with a 4sp toploader : should get about 500lb of torgue and 500-550hp???

For the above, whats the advantage over going for a big block?

option c) same as above but start with a dart block, obviously this is going to blow the budget out to about 17+grand??

All views and detailed info required and muchly appreciated, as I ain't no mechanic or mechanically minded.
Would definately like to avoid notching towers and avoid going RRS etc...

[Bumblebee]

Option (b) by a country mile for mine!  Plenty of power, 9.5" deck height much more practical for maintenance and fitting (and far lighter so it will still handle well).  Easier to purchase and get parts for, as well as mechanics to work on it.  Plenty of bling available for it, won't cost an arm and a leg!

[68PONY]

Bas , the big block is bigger and heavier than a small block , with today's high performance stuff you can get big horse power from stroking a 351 windsor , sorry to all the big block owners but they really are only good for boat anchors , you will find it hard to fit extractors with a big block and good luck changing spark plugs , your car will handle better with a 351w due to less weight over the front end , there are no advantages in geting a big block , unless your lacking cubes somewhere else bas stop farting around get a 351w and stroke it to 408 or even 418 cubes , forget the c6 that's a boat anchor aswell just put a top loader if you want manual or stick a tricked up c4 if you want auto , c4's can be built to handle big HP and are lighter than a c6.
the 351w will fit the easiest out of the 2 and before you GM big blob owners get your nickers in a knot , i'm talking about ford big blocks
cheers chris

[68PONY]

Baz just quickly , yes i have rrs coil overs but i havn't notched the towers and i have plenty of room for my extractors with the 351w , my extractor primarys are 1 3/4 and they step up to 1 7/8 forget that with a big block and you would struggle to fit them in a  351 cleavland aswell , its windsor all the way baz.

[sms777]

:theysaid::theysaid::theysaid:

I totally agree with both comments above Bas. Keep the 460 option for the F100 brigade, they way too heavy for a pony car.
Windsors look very neat in Mustang engine bays.
If you want something different i can always fit a 400+ cube small block Chevy in it for you....it would be a lot cheaper to build too  

[Bumblebee]

Bas, a mate of mine in the Mustang club has a 351 cleveland and has to undo the engine mounts to raise the motor up on the near side just to chage the spark plugs!

I also read an article in a US Mustang mag that compares a tricked up C4 with the C6 on the strip and the C4 outperformed the C6.

[Bumblebee]

If you want something different i can always fit a 400+ cube small block Chevy in it for you....it would be a lot cheaper to build too  

Obviously a Hemi is out of the question on all counts!!

[68PONY]

If you want something different i can always fit a 400+ cube small block Chevy in it for you....it would be a lot cheaper to build too  

:ban::ban::ban::ban::ban:

[stanglover]

I'm listening...........

but listen to this bad boy :





........and read the comments.

Its just dreams at this stage, but I started to dream about Eleanor one day, and :gotya: it's in my garage:omg:

[sms777]

If you want something different i can always fit a 400+ cube small block Chevy in it for you....it would be a lot cheaper to build too  

Obviously a Hemi is out of the question on all counts!!

Hmmmm....HEMI! I almost forgot about the "easy to change spark plug option"

If there is a will, there is a way!   :rub: