351 Hp?

[RookieOfTheYear]

I've got a stock 1969 351. How much horsepower would you say it would start with?
Would it be a good idea to bore it out, and if so, to what?

(Would it be possible to bore a 351 to a 428?)

[Ives Bradley]

Welcome Rookie, u can find lots of W stroker kits in those 5.0 magazines that are everywhere. Theres not too much info here as this is a 350 site, but I think those strokers go up to 450 cubics with a W block. Thats enough to build tons of power, and runs forever.

[Mike P]

"........Theres not too much info here as this is a 350 site......"

[techinspector1]

Originally posted by Mike P
"........Theres not too much info here as this is a 350 site......"

Drop the Ford and Mopar stuff and back away slowly, man....

[Dave Severson]

Holy buckets, guess I better quit posting stuff about my nailhead, windsors, and FE's!!!

I've built a couple of the 351W stroker motors, one a 408, and the other a 427. Both made great (chebbie killers) power, the 427 just made a bit more!!!! Lots of good Blue Oval guys here, Rookie. Keep asking the questions.

[RookieOfTheYear]

Thanks guys. This place is great for me (a guy rebuilding a '69 Ford and doesn't know jack about it).
Everybody here's pretty helpful.

[RookieOfTheYear]

Thanks man. That's exactly what I was lookin' for.


EDIT: I'm havin' a bit of a chrisis here. I'm havin' a really hard time deciding what to put in my Torino GT. I want great HP because I'm planning on taking it to the drag strip, but I want it to run good on the streets, too. Not just for racing. I'm trying to figure out what would be the best engine to start with and what I should do with it. I'm trying to get atleast 700 HP without nitrous or a supercharger.

Anyone got any ideas or any sites where I can find Ford spec sheets?

[Rrumbler]

Hi, Rookie. I ain't much of a FORD guy, but I am learning; my son has a '69 Torino GT Formal Coupe with a 351W HO in it, and I helped him replace it a few months ago, and learned a bit. When ever he has a problem, and it gets bad enough for him to be concerned, he comes around for "Ol' Dad's" assistance, and I get to learn something else.

In the process of figuring out what he was going to do with his old broken engine, we checked out several shops, and saw a few really nice builds. The 408 and 427 strokers were quite impressive - we saw two 408s, and a 427, all three were a bit different from one another, but really healthy, and all were streetable. I was very impressed with what I saw. Be aware that there are two versions of the 351W; one is what I dubbed "LoPo", or low performance, that is listed as a "2V" engine, meaning two barrel carb, I assume. The other is the HO, which seems to describe a "high output" version with different firing order, and different cam design from the "LoPo", and a four barrel carb.

Go ahead and ask lots of questions, get as many books and magazines as you can find, study, ask questions, inquire, ecetera, etcetera, etceterrrra.

[R Pope]

If you really want 700 HP you'd be better off starting with a 460 and lots of "fun tickets". The 351 is a great engine, but reliability goes out the window at about 450.