[emgjsdk1]

im looking into buying a mach 1 as a track car
and i have a few questions:
1. are the 351c engines any good
2. what is the h code?
3. how much does a mach 1 weigh? (1972)
4. est power output of the 351?
5. is it fast and does it sound awesome?
6. are there any aftermarket parts available for a decent price?
check it out and tell me what you think...

1972 ford mustang mach 1

[nba1341]

its rated at 240hp easily bumped up with some heads


it sounds to me like you don't know much.......... yes the 351C engines are very good

curb weight: ~3400 lbs

[nba1341]

here is a video of supermachones 72 mach 1 with original flowmaster 40s

YouTube - 1972 Mach 1 Mustang With Flowmaster...

[emgjsdk1]

that thing sounds nasty
i know a few things about my 2002 gt trust me but
i never even thought about a 72 w/ a 351c did you click the link?
if so tell me what you thought about it
im deffinetaly thing about buying this thing and puttin it on the track i might go look at it tomorrow in fact

[nba1341]

yea definitely go check it out because ive never seen one that cheap

although he says it runs..... make sure he fires it up for you

[MustangOne]

The 72 Most of the parts that you would need a avalible.
H Code is a 351 2V Cleveland Good Motor With Great Heads For a Driver.
This motor has a Diffrent head for the 4V. The 4V heads Are alot like the Boss Heads. Of the 2 4V heads there is a open & Closed Chamber heads. Close makes higher compresion. This is the main thing our motors in 1972 lost. On my 351C's with 2V Heads I would run 10:1 Compression and a Good Cam. Change the 2:72 Gears In the rear end out, to 3:55 or 3:25's.

ThE car Weights 3600.

I have a 1973 Mach1, My HighSchool car. Me and my friends took mine up to 165 MPH before the front end started to float. The 71-73 Front ends are alot better than 65-70's.
I like the 71-73 they ride really good. but my 1968 is alot faster than my 73 with a 429.
There is just alot of weight in the 71-73's

For the Price I Like it Alot.

[supermachone]

yeah the H code is a 351 2V...if it runs, get it, you will not be disappointed...the 351 cleveland is a fun motor to work with and can easily be beefed up...it'll take money like any other car but nothin like having a big block motor under the hood...72 was the year they passed the emissions law so these motors dont make as much HP as the clevelands in 71, but still have the same potential...stock its probably gonna run the same as your GT, maybe a little slower due to weight (just a guess ive never driven a GT) but just a 4bbl carb can probably change that, let alone if you change out to 4bbl heads and 4bbl intakes, cam it, get gears and posi, and you'll have a strong motor, especially if you keep goin

[06RedfireGT]

Sorry to thread jack but what is the difference between the 351C and the 351W?

[supermachone]

351 cleveland and 351 windsor...windsor's are gay

actually what it comes down to is the clevelands are bigger/make more power

[Vinyl66]

thats pretty nice for the price

[MustangOne]

Originally Posted by supermachone 351 cleveland and 351 windsor...windsor's are gay actually what it comes down to is the clevelands are bigger/make more power

That was True back in the day. But these days the R & D Has made the Windsor the KING of the hill.
The Cleveland is a Very Nice Motor, But has had no new Real Development in the last 10 years.

[supermachone]

yeah they kinda just let the cleveland become a "legend" so to speak, isnt the 1995 Cobra-R powered by a 351W or a fuel injected windsor of some sort? but yeah def. the newer technology windsors are pretty sweet

[460brevill]

the 351w and the 351c are both small blocks.

[nba1341]

^I was going to say the same thing many people seem to thing the difference is that the Cleveland is a big block


My understanding is one is from canada and one is from the U.S.A.

[supermachone]

the cleveland is a big small block from the Ford's 335 Engine Family

the windsor is a small block, a slightly enlarged 289/302

the heads on a cleveland are way better

[supermachone]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 im looking into buying a mach 1 as a track car and i have a few questions: 1. are the 351c engines any good 2. what is the h code? 3. how much does a mach 1 weigh? (1972) 4. est power output of the 351? 5. is it fast and does it sound awesome? 6. are there any aftermarket parts available for a decent price? check it out and tell me what you think...

ok so here we go

1. Yes
2. the engine has a 2 barrel carb, low compression
3. 3600 lbs
4. 170-180HP Rating (dont judge before you drive it though )
5. It's probably similar to your GT, maybe a little slower

heres a vid of my stock exhaust

YouTube - Mach 1 Short Rev

6. Price wise will be about the same as any other car really, except parts stores wont have much in stock, so you'll do a lot of ordering either through a parts store or through somewhere like jegs, summitracing, ect.

and so you dont get discouraged about the HP rating, you have to remember the motor is a 5.8L V8 from 1972, so basically every part on there is very restrictive when it comes to HP, so any aftermarket part is gonna open up so much potential for that motor, and you'll have some nice torque

[Kobra Killer]

If you live in a State that doesn't have stringent smog codes, you can remove all the smog stuff and get close to 400hp out of a 351C with 2V heads and bolt on parts. close to 500hp with 4V heads.

[ToplessBlue07GT]

The 351C is a small block plain in simple. You might say that it has "big block heads" but it is not a big block at all.

[mach1racer]

Just Buy the car You'll be glad you did.
and 351 Clevelands are BAD ASS.....Ahhhhh, the rumble you get is form one is Amazing!!! My personal Favorite

I got the '71 Mach 1 with 351 Cleveland 4V!!!

[460brevill]

just take the cleveland heads and put them on the windsor.best of both worldsnand lot of power.