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View Poll Results: Who is King of the V8's?
1932-1953 Flathead V8 221/239/255/336 17 3.10%
1952-1957 Lincoln Y-block 317/341/368 0 0%
1954-1962 Y-block V8 239/256/272/292/312 1 0.18%
1958-1967 MEL V8 383/410/430/462 0 0%
1962-1986 Windsor 221/260/289/302 13 2.37%
1986-2001 Windsor 5.0 & 5.6 stroker 85 15.51%
1969-1997 Windsor 351 52 9.49%
1969-1970 Boss 302 29 5.29%
1958-1971 FE Generation I 332/352/360/361/390 1 0.18%
1962-1973 FE Generation II 406/410/427/428 41 7.48%
1968-1997 "385" Big Block 429/460/512 48 8.76%
1970-1982 "335" Cleveland 302/351/351M/400 202 36.86%
1991-present Modular 4.6/5.4 59 10.77%
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Old 17-03-2006, 12:20 PM   #1
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Question Poll: King of the Ford V8's
Here it is guys.

Who is the King of the V8s that Ford produced for cars.

Listed above are all the major series of engines I could think of, Im hoping I didnt miss any. Where there are multiples, they are due to major block changes, ie Early windsor is seperated from late windsor and seperated from 351 due to major revisions and differences. I also seperated the FE's into their seperate Generations. If ive left out a series, let me know, but i reckon I have em all.

You can choose and vote however you want against any criteria you can think of. Your basic favourite, for technical reasons, because its what you own, ease of modification, all out horsepower potential, its all good guys.

Just remember, before making bold sweeping statements and generalizations, make sure they are researched, make sure they are correct, and keep in mind people are very passionate about this subject, so lets keep it civil.

With that said, go at it boys and girls.

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Old 17-03-2006, 12:26 PM   #2
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1969-1997 Windsor 351 gets my vote.

The Windsor engines have an unbelieveable amount of aftermarket parts available for them, if not here, then through the US... which dwarfs most other engines. And if I can only pick one... it's going to be the big-cube tall-deck version.

Mmmm... World Products Windsor 351 block at 470ci.....
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335. Nothing else.
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Old 17-03-2006, 12:28 PM   #4
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FE GenII for me... Namely the 427 "Cammer"

Second choice would be close between 351w, 335 Series and BOSS 302
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Old 17-03-2006, 12:33 PM   #5
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Cleveland: Ford Australia's most sucessful Motorsport engine by a county mile. In Stock production form the 4V/BOSS 351 Cleveland was the most powerful small block Ford engine ever made and it can be easily modified to make huge HP with a vast aray of performance products and technical resources avaliable in Australia.



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Old 17-03-2006, 01:07 PM   #6
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Cleveland: Ford Australia's most sucessful Motorsport engine by a county mile. In Stock production form the 4V/BOSS 351 Cleveland was the most powerful small block Ford engine ever made and it can be easily modified to make huge HP with a vast aray of performance products and technical resources avaliable in Australia.
You sure? We all know you have a closet love for wheezers :P
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You sure? We all know you have a closet love for wheezers :P
: the good old wheezor aint too bad either! especialy the early bullet proof 302W with its decent block and the venerable BOSS 302 with cleveland 4V heads!.
The tall deck 351W though wasnt too flash, those mains journal bearings didnt last too well under load and the heads breathed about as well as an asthmatic.. _2:



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Old 17-03-2006, 12:33 PM   #8
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Had to throw a vote in for the big blocks. I have never owned one, nor driven one. But then, I have never owned any of the others and only driven one 351 and 2 windsor 5.0s so I don't really have a lot to go on. I just love the massiveness that is a big block.
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Old 17-03-2006, 12:42 PM   #9
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I just love the massiveness that is a big block.
is that a word?
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Old 17-03-2006, 12:51 PM   #11
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1962-1973 FE Generation II 427/428
because they where in the 1968 mustang GT500 KR
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lol @ SB, you say that about 4Vman, after saying "keep in mind people are very passionate about this subject, so lets keep it civil" in your original post....

you can't help yourself can you?

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lol hey i was civil... or something. :P
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=massiveness

yes... yes it is.
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so fancy that.
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I wish we could have preferential voting...:
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351 Windsor for me.

Man what i wouldn't do to get a Phase 1 or 2 with a 351 Windsor!

Clevo's are great too.
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Phase 2's had Clevo's....
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Phase 2's had Clevo's....
Didn't the early Phase 2 come with Windsors?
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Didn't the early Phase 2 come with Windsors?
Nope, Phase 1 was 351W, late Phase 1 were Cleveland (some people call them phase 1 1/2), All phase 2 were solid cam cleveland.



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Nope, Phase 1 was 351W, late Phase 1 were Cleveland (some people call them phase 1 1/2), All phase 2 were solid cam cleveland.
I knew there was a Change during Phase one or two i was always told it was the other way, thanks for the info :
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I knew there was a Change during Phase one or two i was always told it was the other way, thanks for the info :
The XW GT-HO ran from August 69 and ran the 351 windsor,then when the phase 2 was released they ran the 351 cleveland.

And as far as which motor was the best i'll have a 428 cobra jet thanks.
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Why is there no 454 option?
i omitted it just to ИИИИ you off
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A 255 Indy Windsor V8 or a DFV would be right up there for me too.... But since they aren't listed on the poll....
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IHRA Ford Big Block. Who can say no to 800Ci+ with 1500 thou of cam lift??
Production based. FE 427cammer, nothing comes close to it.

PS 335’s are a joke…. “oil? What oil?”
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PS 335’s are a joke…. “oil? What oil?”
Youre just pouting cause monty's XC has lost all oil pressure and you dont get to ride along with him on his frequent trips to the redline until he fixes it.
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dammit i can't think of anything witty to write about your 6cyl el that sounds like a skyrine....
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dammit i can't think of anything witty to write about your 6cyl el that sounds like a skyrine....
The last line of my signature sums it up doesnt it?
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