Westlake Heads

A friend runs a set of Gurney-Weslake cylinder heads in a street rod on a 302. I have copies of all his original documentation/instructions, plus a small collection of magazine articles. What specifically do you wish to know? Are you intending to put them on a 351C or Windsor in a Pantera? Be aware there are several different Gurney-Weslake and Gurney Eagle cylinder heads. The only 4 barrel intake made for them would be for a 289/302. The usual induction is a down draft independent runner system (Webers or injection) that bolts directly to the heads, requiring a separate valley cover (available or smple to fabricate). The valves are not canted like a Cleveland so your pistons may need to be modified if you intend to run them on a 351C block.

Dan Jones

Dan is right. It will be quite a nuisance to install them on a 351c, some even to install on a 351w. However, if you do, you will have an engine that will be unique, look great, and go like SCAT.
Dan, what is your friends opinion of them? We ran them (still have them) on a supermodified dirt car in the '70s. The c.u. limit was 305. The Gurney Eagles were like adding 50 c.i. in performance.

Bill likes them but he's more a street rodder at heart than a hot rodder. He currently runs an old Ford 289 Hipo cam but wants to move up to something with more rump-rump. Only problem is that he's constrained on cam lift due to piston to valve clearance.

Dan Jones