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Originally Posted by Keith Vrabec

If it's a toasted 302 what should I get for the car, Windsor or Cleveland? Cleveland that much better or can you make the Windsors run well enough? If cost is about the same I'll go for the Cleveland?

What's a 351M? Is that a small block 400 cube engine? Does that fit on the same trans as the rest? Seems they are around in trucks, are they worth building?

IF you got a pretty nice car with a trashed nonoriginal engine what would you do?

(Besides put a Pontiac 455 in it....)

DO they make clutch pedal conversions for these cars?

I`d prolly go W. The parts avalibility for the w`s are light years ahead of the c`s. The c`s are harder to find as they were discontinued in 1973. I CAN find you a 351C down here if you want.

The 302/351W and the 351C use the "small block" bell housing pattern. The 351M/400 use the big block pattern. I would NOT go with a M or a 400.

Both the C and the W can be made to run very well. You`ll be on your own more on the C as not as many are out there now, and many out there that have one that runs well, don`t want to give out their parts list or tuning tips.