[767Jockey]

Guys, I'm not trying to push the Cleveland over a Windsor or an FE. That's up to you guys what to use. Last thing I want to do is start another pissin' match over what engine is better. In the end that usually ends up being just a waste of bandwidth. I was more interested in asking why the 351C is so uncommon, especially give the huge advances made with the engine the last 5 years or so.

For those of you who may not be aware, the Cleveland always had a reputation, mostly deserved, of having ports that were, believe it or not, simply too big. It wouldn't wake up until you revved it way up. The biggest thing to come along in the Cleveland world now are stroker kits. This explanation is a vast oversimplification, but in general terms the bigger engine size resulting from the stroker kit now has the engine size grown to match the head ports. The flow velocities are way up, and the performance of the engine is just unreal. Again, that's a vastly oversimplified explanation, but in general that's what the deal is. I'm told that no engine responds to a stroker kit like a Cleveland, given the right cam and marriage of other components, of course. I've talked extensively with both Keith Craft and Scott at Reincarnation Automotive out in Washington State. Both had great things to say about the Cleveland. It's an exciting alternative to the same old same old.

For those of you who have a Windsor or an FE, heck, there's nothing at all wrong with that. If you're still undecided about an engine, give the 351C a look. It's amazing what they've done with this thing. The power potential is awesome. It's a great LOOKING engine, too.