Another Ford in GT/AA

[Bench Racer]

What year and horse power rating is the Cleveland?? Thanks in advance. Don Jackson

[BlueOval Ralph]

The Boss 351 (rated at 330 hp was never built in production as a Automatic same with Boss 302 4 speeds only and the 351's were NEVER Built with a Holley 780 this carb deal ia a paper combo again, in production they had a Autolite 4300 D Ford's answer to the Rochester Qjet).

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

What year and horse power rating is the Cleveland?? Thanks in advance. Don Jackson

[Lynn A McCarty]

Those Clevelands are killer engines. The head flow and the small cubic inches makes it a super combo. We watch our Ford buddy win every night against the SBC's at Indy 5/8 Oval for years. Jr Blair. Steve Blair his son drives now. He used to match race a 427 SOHC 57 T-Bird against Bob Glidden in the old days. They win in the Truck Series the last few years.

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[john bertges]

jeff's 351 is not a 330hp it is a low comp/hp combo that came with a auto

Originally Posted by john bertges

jeff's 351 is not a 330hp it is a low comp/hp combo that came with a auto

I wouldn't call 285 factory hp and 324 NHRA horsepower a low rating. The engine Jeff is running is an Closed Chamber combo that came in 71 Torino GT's, Mach 1's, Mustangs, Torino Cobra's etc...... compression ratio is 10.7 for the 285/324 versus 11.0 for the 330/330hp Boss.

[Lynn A McCarty]

For a cylinder head that has the volume of a Cleveland, with a large valve size, and 11.0 to one compression, 324HP makes it a pretty favorable combo. I dont know many heads that will flow what a Cleveland head will. They are about the best out there.

Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty

For a cylinder head that has the volume of a Cleveland, with a large valve size, and 11.0 to one compression, 324HP makes it a pretty favorable combo. I dont know many heads that will flow what a Cleveland head will. They are about the best out there.

I wish I had a set of those good CC Cleveland heads and intake for my old ride.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

The Boss 351 (rated at 330 hp was never built in production as a Automatic same with Boss 302 4 speeds only and the 351's were NEVER Built with a Holley 780 this carb deal ia a paper combo again, in production they had a Autolite 4300 D Ford's answer to the Rochester Qjet).

The Holley and alum hi-rise intake came to be because it is what came OEM on the rear engined Italian car Ford used to import and sell called a "PANTERA" which were 351 Cleveland powered. It was deemed legal sometime around 1974 when I was working tech with NHRA. NO I didnt have anything to do with it although I did inform Tex Miller of the allowable change back then when he was still running the Torino.