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| Waitaminnit. Was there a question there? |
| By Styletone58 - 02/02/2004 8:02:05 PM; IP 67.124.31.10 |
"...which was the really fast ones." Wazzat a question?
The really fast ones are the ones that individuals built to be fast. The only performance version from the factory was the Q code 351C-4V option which was last offered in 1974. You could order the 1974 with a 460 PI, but I am not sure if that came with the D2OE-type heads or not. The regular 460 option was no big deal, and usually came with heavily optioned cars, resulting in the sort of mass as related in Hot Rod.
Moving a bit earlier, the 1972 Torino had an option of the 351HO, which was a low compression version of the Boss 351. The Q code 351CJ was also an option. Any Torino with an R code HO or a Q code is a valuable car. The PI cars are as well (429 in 1972), but those were mostly cop cars with four doors. The 4 speed was available with the Q code through 1973. The Q-code Torino tudor with few options usualy weighed at or below 4K.
Most 1974-1976 Torinos had 302s, 351Ms and 400s. In the east, 351Ws seem more prevelent than 351Ms.
A 351M is a good engine to find in your 1975/76 Torino. It's an easy crank and piston swap to make it a 400. Many Cleveland performance parts fit, and there are many people running hot versions of them, if you look around for them. That 4" stroke really builds torque. Jon Kaase is building a 400 for this years Engine Masters contest. We all know that 400 HP from a 460 is child's play with a cam, carb and intake swap. Big windsors are common, cheap and easy to swap in place of a 302.
My point is that while the big Torinos were often powered from the factory by engines of modest output, they most certainly do not have to remain that way. No, it's not a factory hot rod. So what? Roll yer own!
www.351Cleveland.net is a good place for 400 Cleveland tech. |
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