1952-59 Ford 351 cleavland

I would just go buy a gasket and see how it matches up. It's hard to tell without the center section.

C6's are great for trucks. I would never run one in a car. They are huge and **** up hspr like nobody's business. A c4 or AOD can be made to handle 1000 hspr.

 

Can't afford to build a c-4 or aod to hold a cleavland. c-6 is not an expensive build. Just don't know if it will fit at this point

 

The C6 should fit, many have been used in the 55 and 56 Fords. I have one for my 351C but I'm going to use an AOD instead.

Do you have the correct small pattern C6 that will bolt to the 351C

 

Well i slid it in tonite and it looks like it just makes it. I was worried. Pics in my build thread. Thanks for chimming in.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=874213

 

Just how much power does your Cleveland make?? C4's can be built for cheap.

 

Yes in stock form they are cheap to. A trans shop told me it would not last if i didn't build it up. I'm on a budget so i'll go with the c-6. 351 is making about 300 but i was told it's the torque that will kill a stock c-4. The guy i bought the motor from was running a stock c-4 and it was on it's way out. To build up a c-4 around here is costly.

 

The power loss for a C4 is around 28 horsepower, C6 power loss is 55-60 horsepower.

I think it would cost more money to build a C4 than it would to make the extra 25 horsepower with the 351C.

A better carb, intake and a set of headers should yield more than 25 horsepower.

 

Here's an older thread that has some good info in it on the C4 vs C6. Worth taking a look at. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=725398

 

Well motor and trans took all of a saturday morning and it's in. Check out how the manifold goes around the steering box. Used mid 70's f-150 motor mounts for a 351 windsor but have to use blocks. I may change up and use something else. With these all i had to do is open up the bottom stock crossmember hole. It was out by a 1/2 a hole. Modified the stock trans member. Easy.

 

That's why we recommend the late Mustang mounts they are about 1 1/4" inches taller than the F-150's so no spacers needed yo do have to slot the frame pads as shown here. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/media/albums/289-302-351w-swap-mounts.41498/