engine selection which is best?

The easiest would be a Clevland with a carb, all parts would fit as from the factory. However you would not be the first to put the 32 valve motor in. I belive you are correct in the fact that tuning and fuel injection are a plus with a modern engine. I don't know about mounts and even if the moduler engine will even bolt to the ZF without some adapter. This forum can be of great help there. If I had to start with nothing like you. I'd go with the new stuff and end up with a car that gets better than 11 mpg @ $2.38 PG

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Originally posted by fly:
i have just purchased a 74 no engine or transaxel was wondering was the 4.6 ford modular engine better hp to weight with easy hp gains when using the electronics from a mustang donor car than a 351c also would i loose some of the pantera sound with the 4.6 because of the fuel injection iam sure the fuel injection would be easier to get the tuning optimum since the people that can dial in carbs correctly are getting hard to come by thanks fly

I noticed in another thread you posted that you can find a transaxle for a couple hundred bucks. If you do find one for that I would be interested in buying one too. In fact I will buy a whole bunch of them. Please let me know how that turns out.

Me too, put me down for a half a dozen.

I noticed in another thread you posted that you can find a transaxle for a couple hundred bucks. If you do find one for that I would be interested in buying one too. In fact I will buy a whole bunch of them. Please let me know how that turns out. [/QUOTE]

I have a 400 set aside for a build one day. It would make a naturally stroked cleveland. With some CHI heads, webber like FI, I think would make a nice set up. Lot's of 400's around 2.

Gary
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For the money spent acquiring & custom installing a 32 valve motor, or any exotic motor, you can build alot of horsepower with a Cleveland, Clevor or Windsor. I would say an all alloy Clevor making 400 bhp at the rear wheels (about 500 bhp at the flywheel) can be had for $10,000. Then there is PI's 427 cubic inch, 500 bhp Windsor for a bit less.

If lots of horsepower is your goal, then I would look in that direction. If the "wow factor" is the goal, perhaps the cammer is more your cup of tea. But then again, an all alloy Clevor or a 427 cubic inch Windsor also has a certain amount of "wow factor".

The push rod V8's can be fuel injected as well, using 5.0 Mustang manifolding, 4 hole throttle bodies (check out http://www.qualityroadsters.com) or individual runner (8 throttle bodies) manifolding, both downdraft style (Pantera Performance Center) or side draft style (PI Motorsports). Trick Flow is promising the release of a lower Cleveland manifold (2V size ports) to mate with their Windsor upper FI manifolds later this year.

There are many choices now for high horsepower aluminum cylinder heads for the Cleveland from Australian companies AFD & CHI and in the future from Edelbrock and Trick Flow as well. There are also affordable forged steel stroker crankshaft kits.

SJ Performance of Australia is promising the release of a new, all aluminum CLEVELAND engine block later this year. For me, that is nirvana.

George