block

[Hubble63]

I have a ford block in my shop and don't no what it is. block numbers are D2AE-ca HELP lol

[machoneman]

http://www.mustangtek.com/block/Block.html

[Hubble63]

  thanks 351 Cleveland found it in a dumpster on the way to be scraped

[Heo]

Nice find. I like the Cleveland engines

[Hubble63]

its a 2 barrel but still a 351 c  now need to find something to use it in lol 

[cjshaker]

There's really no difference between the 2bbl and the 4bbl blocks. Some 4bbl blocks had 4 bolt mains, but even then the only difference is the caps. Get some aftermarket or factory caps and whalaa

[Heo]

Yes there is material to drill for four bolt caps.
And if you build it get a cam with a Cleveland
grind and not with some Chevy grind.
Relativly easy to get 400 hp with 2v heads
I dont know how it is today but in the 80s
people was afraid of 4v heads so they was
almost free. Contrary to their rumor to not
work on the street they do if you dont go
to wild on the duration. They make Power
anyway

[fastback 427]

Like the others said the Clevelands aren't a slouch. Thin wall block that are best bored out no more than 30 thouthands. Dan Jones has tons of Info on them. With the closed chamber quench head 500 HP on pump gas is possible with factory stroke.

[Heo]

I dont understand why ford killed the
Cleveland and continued to make the
Windsor

[machoneman]

Weight, physical size and the fact that both engines were of similar C.I.D., hp and torque. Cheaper to pick one (the W) and focus on it and it's easier to fit (width) in more vehicles. That's what the 'word' was back then.   

[blykins]

Don't scrap it.  I'll take it.  I build a lot of Clevelands and I actually prefer them over the Windsors.  Canted valve heads make lots of horsey-power....

[Heo]

I prefer the CL over the w too. Better heads
better bottom end no messing with water
when you swap intake
Think if ford had killed the springtowers
and continued with the CL and made better
exhaust ports and continued to develope it
20 more years instead of the Windsor
Where had we standed today both with factory
and aftermarket parts

Naaa lets scrap this 4 years old modern design...
Or wait!! Lets send it to the underside of the eart
and continue with this 50s design

[Hubble63]

  what kind of rpms  will the c run and stay together

[blykins]

Whatever you need....lots of 1/4 milers and road race guys turning them to 7000-8000.

[Heo]

Missed a shift and left the scale on the tach (8k)
and it stayed together. But i dont Think it will like it
for a whole day
You got smaller dia.crank bearing so you can spin
the crank faster theoretical than a Windsor
Today i realy dont know with new parts availibel?
Havent built an Engine since the 80s
There was a mustang around here they said he
reved 9500-10000 through the traps if its true i dont know
but that Cleveland realy liked to rev.
it was the whole deal with portplates on the exhaust side
rumored to be an old Prostock engine