I'd agree with that statement from 1971.5 to 1974 production. The original design parts are not smoggers. That is why you find or recreate an M-code or R-code (aka Boss 351) Cleveland. Are you aware that your 'boat anchor' 351c was in the quickest US production car? The Boss 351 Mustang held that title from 1971 to 1997, only losing it to the LS1. Off the showroom floor, it was almost in the 12s in the quarter. Biggest, heaviest Mustang ever, pushed by the most radical huge ported 351c ever, was the quickest production car. Not a big block car, not a light car, not a small ported engine... An engine that everyone today will insist has no low end power and should NEVER be put into a street car as heavy as a 71 Mustang. Makes you wonder what folks are thinking? Are these folks repeating misnomers that they have heard, or do they really have experience owning and driving one of these engines? Maybe a little going on...
The Boss 351c Mustang was a mid to high 13 second 1/4 mile car. I had a 74 Grabber,STOCK 93 5.0,headers,b303 cam,rpm intake 750 holley,5-speed 3.50 gears 13.70 1/4 mile all day long on street tires.
Even 2 barrel Clevelands were really pretty darned good. Had a 71 Torino with one and for being slightly smaller than a yacht, it was a very fun car. Did very little to it (bigger carb, dual exhaust, much hotter ignition) and it made believers out of most of my passengers. That car had a top end that stopped a good distance after the speedometer did.
Hopefully my cousins runs good,he hasnt really been able to have fun with the car yet,he just got it on the road still needs to get it registered.im trying to stress to him to get some gears so he can really feel the power of that cleveland
Wow, that did go off course ... sorry 'bout that ... now back to our regularily-scheduled program ...
