Reply to "Another "famous" 351C powered vehicle"

Dennis.

The 1971 Falcon XY, GT-HO phase III, had an "R code" motor, the same motor as the 1971 351 Boss Mustang. The US Boss 351 used an Autolite 4300D carb, the Aussie GT-HO phase III had a 780 cfm Holley. Folks rate the power of the GT-HO phase III motor between 370 and 390 bhp.

The GT-HO phase IIIs distinction is that it had the highest top speed of any 4 door sedan in the world in 1971! That was with the stock 3.25:1 gearing.

performance with that gearing was:

0 to 60 mph (100 kph): 6.5 seconds
standing 1/4 mile: 14.4 seconds
top speed: 142 mph

Not bad for a 4 door sedan, heh? They cleaned house at Bathurst that year.

Only 300 were made. They are worth a bunch of money now! Perhaps your country's most famous muscle car.

Over here in the states, the 1971 Boss 351 Mustang had the fastest acceleration times of any showroom Mustang ever, and it held that title for over 20 years, until the 32 valve Cobra Mustang came along in the 1990s. It accelerated even faster than the big block Mustangs, not because it had more power, but because it overwhelmed the stock chassis less. In other words, it spun the tires less.

your friend on the DTBB