03-01-2007, 05:50 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary, FE, Tremec TKO 600
Posts: 1,975
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by richsd
The 351 Cleveland is not a race motor. It is a great motor but if you are going to do significant racing where you are at high revs for extended periods you will run into trouble. I used to own a race prepared Pantera that had a 351 Cleveland. It was a wonderful motor for track performance but really needed a very large oil pan in order to sustain extended periods on the track. What you will run into is that with sustained periods of high RPMs you will starve the bottom half of the motor and throw a rod through the block. Bottom line, great motor, great power potential, not meant for road racing.
By the way, for a 427 Cobra the obvious choice might be this engine called the Ford 427 Side Oiler.
|
Isn't this the problem that the very simple restrictor kit solves?
|