Reply to "Little Horsepower- less than 400HP Cleveland!"

Joseph ... I laughed at the title when you first posted this topic!

Boost the compression of your Pantera's engine to 10:1, install a good carburetor, install a good exhaust, and install a camshaft with at least as much "performance" as the Cobra Jet cam; i.e. overlap between 50° and 60°. Nothing accelerates like a 351C with 4V heads. That alone is enough to scare me nowadays. Or put a smile on my face, depending on the proximity of happy hour.

You gotta know I drove 351C powered cars as my daily drivers most of my life, outside of a few years driving a 3 liter V6 Duratech powered Taurus (200 net bhp) and a 2001 Lincoln Continental. I gave the Taurus to Justin, and put so many miles on the Continental in such a short time it wouldn't pass California smog testing. I sold it to the state for $1000 with over 200,000 miles on the odo. Continentals were equipped with 280 net bhp 4.6 DOHC engines, same motors as the 320 bhp Cobra Mustang motors but tuned for lower rpm. Gosh I miss the Continental. The sport compacts would try to make moves on the "slow old man" and I'd leave them in the rear view mirror like they were nailed to the tarmac! The kids didn't understand what happened.

Once my Pantera is up and running it will be my daily driver, and I'll again be driving a 351C powered car as my daily driver ... until I can't drive any longer. Sport compacts? Most of the time folks just follow Panteras in awe ... but if one should try to make a move ... nothing accelerates like a 351C with 4V heads.