I agree 100%. What concerns me is the limited availability of intakes for this combo. I have no affinity for Cleveland blocks, but to me a top of the line Cleveland head is a no brainer over the same level Windsor head. ( I understand many "W" fans will disagree, but to me canted always wins over straight, everything else being equal. Your opinion may vary.) Where does this combo leave me as far as intakes? I'm not willing to cut the hood and mess up the looks on the Cobra. I'm also guessing I have to have custom headers built? Right now I'm torn between a stroker Cleveland, a stroked "Clevor" with a W block, and I'm just sort of toying with the 460 idea, although I'd have to say that's pretty unlikely. I have lots of time as I'm less than halfway through redoing the car itself. My goal is to have it done for next summer, so I have lots of time but I want to get the plan down firm soon, so I can target the necessary budget. The Man O' War Cleveland they build is great, but the intake and Dominator carb is just way over the top for me, and there's NO way it will fit under the Cobra hood. I don't believe they'd be willing to change it. I called and asked when they first introduced it, and they just weren't interested at the time in making changes They're a real successful company, and I can't say I blame them for their reluctance. I'm sure they sell plenty as is. Anyway, that's sort of the direction I'm meandering in. I'm still walking in a sine wave, but the cycles are getting smaller!
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Originally Posted by RACER X #99
Doug,
I think you are making a mistake discounting the Windsor block. You may prefer the Cleveland style heads over the Windsors, that's understandable but to go with a Cleveland block is a big mistake. One of the reasons they were discontinued was because of the poor oiling system in racing applications. The Windsor racing blocks from Ford, Man O War and Dart are priority oiling systems that are the best of any Ford engine.
What Man O War is offering you is the best of both worlds, the best block and a set of great breathing CHI heads. This is just the engine that the Fords should be running in Nascar.
RD
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