The Ford 351 Cleveland Engine

The 351 Cleveland is a top performer from Ford. We talk about what can be done to a 351 C to make it run.

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Episode 269 Manic Mechainc

Parts:
High End Cylinder Heads
Both Companies are based in Australia

Oil Pump

351 Cleveland Stroker Kit

Timing Chain

Roller Cams

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[DragBossCleveland]

I really enjoyed this Jeff. 🏁. Sorry about the video. I need to ck this out and rerun. I appreciate the collaboration. Now I saw the filled 4V heads, adjustable valve train. Easy 500 hp. Thanks Jeff, And all the guys that watched it. Appreciate you 🇺🇸👍👍

[DragPakMerc]

Great to see you collaborating with Tim. Super knowledgeable guy, and I LOVE his Cougar!

[richardkimrey]

What a show ! I will watch this one again and take notes next time.
Thanks to both of you.

[thomaskelley]

Tim is awesome, I have been subscribed to him for a long time

[williamrose]

Build it right the first time, I watch Drag Boss Garage knowledge is King

[SpiritedWrenchers]

Thanks for the video. I've enjoyed watching your vids for a while but as soon as I see anything 351C, I'm all over it. We have a 351C 2V in our 70 Mustang that we're building. The 351C is built and hits 475hp. Very cool to hear that Tim runs incredible power on a 2V. I was first bummed that our Mustang didn't have a 4V but after learning more, I'm happy to have the one we have as it's still very desirable. We can't wait to get it back in the car early next year and be one step closer to having it back on the road. Cheers!

[ronbelldvm]

Great info. The 351 Cleveland is a great platform for a street rod. With cylinder heads and the right cam, it's hard to make less than 500 hp. It makes my 73 Mach 1 a lot of fun to drive.

[danielsmith]

As a London subscriber of both channels, this was an awesome episode for me. I'm really getting close to having to make a decision on my Cleveland stroker for my 71 Mach restomod. I'm glad you guys touched on strokers. I went with Trickflow heads only because I had 2 different year open chamber 4v heads. This engine was a mess. Nothing was matched at all. Looks like a 383 in my future or 385. Everyone should go watch his video on oil passage modifications, lots of great info.

[pedroequis]

Jeff, thanks for doing the heavy lifting on this. Enjoyed the video !

[darronmecak]

us australians love this cleveland talk, more please.

[roberthampton]

Great interview! I'm not a real technical guy, I just know what I like. This interview, just verified my thoughts on the 351C, like the one I had in my 1970 Torino GT!

I think I watched all your 1970 Torino GT videos now, and look forward to more of them! Keep up the good work,

[rodneybarronbarron]

Awesome information. I plan on building my 1971 351 Cleveland forbolt Maine. For my 1971 Mustang. It has been.
On a stand for twenty seven years now

[aguyinnc]

YES! Awesome video! Whenever I find info that starts with Mustang and/or 351C my ears perk up! I've been a subscriber to Tim's channel for some time now, and I have much respect for him and his desire to share knowledge with us. As you may remember, Jeff, (yea I'm the guy in nc with the '73 Mach 1 351C 2V) I've been tinkering with it, and have gained some seat of the pants performance with the stock engine recurving the distributor and re jetting the carb. It has a 2.75 rear gear with open diff. It's used exclusively for going to cruise ins and some car shows. I've been going back and forth in my mind as to what I want to do with it, as far as performance. Would love to have around 400hp and keep double digit fuel mileage. I have read that a performance cam will not make a ton of difference with the stock 8:1 compression ratio. 4V closed chamber heads are hard to fine these days. Aluminum heads are really pricey. I would like to have the engine rebuilt, but having that done can really get into the $$$. The odometer on the car reads around 104K, and based on what I've seen on the motor I believe it is the original one and has never been into. I know it does need a timing chain, but is not noisy and uses very little oil. So.... I'm still debating on what to go with.

[blakeneysanders]

Interesting conversation, enjoyed it. Thanks for another awesome video.

[timmiller]

I watch tim all time and have fresh Cleveland 2v heads and 4br intake and rv cam

[davidwood]

Great information. I’m refurbishing my 72 Ranchero GT.

[hotrodhendrix]

We daily drove our 70 Torino I spent 8 years restoring. Made it 8 months before a lady ran a red light. She's back in process. It was a nut and bolt restoration focused on reliability for that reason. Build em and use em.

[leethomas]

Loved the video. This is a great one for the books. I appreciate the depth of knowledge and honesty about what works. I was lucky to have owned a Cleveland that had a aluminum holley street dominator intake and the Q-jet w/ mechanical secondaries. I really don't think my dad knew how that engine had been setup before planting in my '68 f100. 3 on the tree and always a blast to drive even with the 2v heads. I've wanted that level of performance for years and haven't found it-although the 2016 mustang gt350r might do it.

[randyisaak]

Man this video was fantastic, pretty much exactly the type of info I wanted. Jeff/Tim, thanks so much for putting this together, I'm hoping you'll be able to give me some further direction so I can achieve my Cleveland goals. I currently have a 393 Cleveland with closed 4V heads in my 72 Mach1, but when my machine shop built it many years ago, he talked me into using dished pistons to drop the CR to around 9.5:1 resulting in around 420hp. I'm at the point where I want to make some changes and get to the 500-550 range with a very streetable engine, might hit the dragstrip just for fun once or twice a year. I'd like to keep as much of what I already have in order to save cash of course, but add about 100hp. Unfortunately, my crank is cast and not forged and I'm hoping I don't have to change it. Basically, with swapping cam, timing set, pistons and machine work to the heads and valve train, I'm hoping to reach my hp goals.

[perryford]

Great video and Tim is Awesome…question what magazine is that year and month with Tim’s car in it ?