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Originally Posted by johnnybuick
..the 351 cobrajet blocks were fitted into the above mentioned models alright !! .. but the thickness between the walls of the bores are thinner than the clevelands..!!
With the 351 cj 4 bolt mains ,when your foot is trommped close to the floor .. the engine produces the most beautifulest sound ever to come out of an exhaust pipe of any engine block ever made !!!!! but alas they are not a strong block.
the block strength only ly`s in the capacity to hold in that 4mab crankshaft ..
unlike the 4v 2 bolt cleveland..with 4ma crankshaft.
anyways,,most of the 351 cj blocks i have seen here in Australia when i do find them. are cracked !!..& it aint from the block lying out in the sun .
after saying that
id prefer the US Made 351 4 bolt mains anyday .. than the thicker casting aussie clevo block & heads!! ..but i might have to steel sleeve it and unfortunately lose that sweet sound of a real 351 engine !! but then again it will be invincible !! .... cheers from Australia ,, johnny  |
Didnt the Australian Falcons get the Cleveland engines from an Australlian engine foundry or did they infact come from the US?