To muscle car fans like Cole, a Cleveland is Ford's 351-cubic inch V-8 engine built from late 1969 ... said he owned a 1970 Mercury Cougar with a 351 Cleveland when he was in high school in ...

Initially, two different castings were used: 351Cs with two-barrel ... long a bottleneck on Ford engines, were addressed on the 351C. These castings may not have flowed as well as the 427's ...

Because Ford produced this engine for just four short years ... The 2V head was used not only on the '70-'74 351C, but the 351M and 400M engines as well, which explains availability.

With the era of big block V8s coming to a close by the end of the 1970s, mostly used in commercial ... the engine being replaced in the Mustang by the unrelated 351 Cleveland engine, Chevy built ...

Ford designed the 351 Cleveland as a "mid-block" engine option for passenger cars. It made more power than the 289-302-351 Windsor small-blocks, but used the same engine mount locations and bell ...

This V8 plant gets its "Modified" moniker from enthusiasts noting its similarity to the big block V8 engines. The 351M came to be after the discontinuation of the 351 Cleveland. Ford used the 351 ...