Too many options

[jimmydaps187]

So long story short i have decided not to get the 18gt and im going to build my dream car instead my question to you is has anyone built a 351w? The reason im asking is vecause there are many options for the foxbody chasis i am thinking on building A 351w. The other 2 engine choices i was thinking of are the coyote motor or a bbf. Thanks in advance

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[dron_jones]

So long story short i have decided not to get the 18gt and im going to build my dream car instead my question to you is has anyone built a 351w? The reason im asking is vecause there are many options for the foxbody chasis i am thinking on building A 351w. The other 2 engine choices i was thinking of are the coyote motor or a bbf. Thanks in advance

are you building something for the strip, the street or the track?

 

[jimmydaps187]

Street and strip

 

[dron_jones]

Street and strip

Before i go on i will qualify this by saying that i am not a master mechanic or a drag racer, the cars i've built were all 60's muscle cars and hot rods.

I haven't read much about coyote's in fox bodies, but the issue i always ran into with my 60's mustang was space, i needed to cut up too much of the shock towers, inner fenders, etc to make it work. I love the idea of the daily driver reliability of that engine but i felt i would spend too much time just trying to get it in and get it setup. So it comes down to BBF or SBF, for me being someone that likes a car to drive on the street with limited track time, i much prefer the 351W, if it were me i'd stroke it to 408 and depending on how much power you want to make i'd go with a stock block or a dart block. For me the benefit was that you could make good power numbers but you didn't have all that extra weight of a bbf sitting at the front of the car, so the car was still fun in the corners, plus with the sbf again you won't be dealing with tight quarters.

Just my opinion, I'm sure there are others with more experience who will chime in.

 

[Hack]

Not exactly a 351W but I've swapped a 351C into a Fox Mustang. My advice is to buy a Dart block with an 8.2" deck height and go 363 cubes. Use FI if you want more power than you can get out of 363 C.I. The smaller engine will fit so much better in the car, and you won't have to mess around so much with hoods, all the peripheral parts will be cheaper, etc.. Yes, the block will be expensive, but it will also be bulletproof.

That is what I would do. Don't shortcut it and if/when you ever decide to sell you will get more of your money out of it. Cars are never an investment, but hot rodding will cost you even more than buying brand new. If you build something really nice, IMO you have a much better chance of getting a decent selling price, and not having it break over and over on you.

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