351w should i or should someone else??

[Kosa]

When driving around the other day in Cardiff my bro an i came across a paint and panel shop in the industrial estate. they had 4 mustangs, 2 Chev's and 1 camaro scattered around the yard and some inside the shed.

one of the mustangs was a 1969 mach 1 with its engine pulled out... the guy said he was restoring the car but tossing the engine. the engine being a 351 Windsor apparently worked up until being removed and was thinking of selling it....

should i jump at this opportunity? cause i was thinking of upgrading in the future??? what are some important things i should ask him if i was????

[ozbilt]

They are good to have (351W) but what you have in the car already (289) is more than enough. Build it like a K engine, then slip a 5 speed behind it. Love that solid lifter noise.

[soc123_au]

I would be concentrating on getting the must do's sorted on the car first. Engines/transmissions & other power ups can be done at any time down the track. Once you have a solid car start tossing the cash at that sort of thing.

[blkpny]

How much? If cheap, I'd buy it and sock it away for later...

[rickchampion]

Yeah how much

[hybrid]

I wouldn't bother. They are a tight fit in a 66.
You can either rebuild the 289 as Kerry said, or you can stroke the 289 to a 347, which is close enough to 351 while maintaining the same physical size.

[Kosa]

yer ill keep the 289. ill find out how mush it is and put it up on here for anyone else if they want it then