351w is stupid common

302 and 351w share a lot of commonality, even the 5.8L later released. Central US is also littered with 60s-90s model trucks

It’s the modified and Cleveland motors that are scarce at least here that is

Yeah, 351W is extremely common. 351C on the other hand is rare as shit. I had one in my old 85 Lincoln Hearse that ran like a raped ape. Buuuuut I sold it...

Pretty sure by volume 351w is probably fords second most common v8 ever made

351C is awesome tbh

If you want to do something stupid with it you can bore it out and get silly with it

I have seen more 260/289/302s and Clevelands than I can count but only a couple 351Ws. I first wrenched on a 302 back in the mid-80s. Then I got smart and went Mopar and never went back.

However, I would kill for a CobraJet powered '72 Gran Torino Sport.

*technically* the 260,289 and 302s are all Windsor’s

iirc they are all the same block with different bores

@baconreclaimer - oh I know

Every ford ive ever ran across was a 302, 351w or a 460

Unless you were unfortunate and had the 300

My asshole father owned a '73 Mustang Coupe with a 302v2. I learned my Ford from him, and then Mopar when I upgraded.

That’s not to say they were bad but you’re not getting anywhere fast

I always enjoyed a old 318

The problem with Ford was the restrictive heads. They choked their motors.

Any dodge truck I’ve ever owned tbh

Only issues I had was the first gen of 5.9s after the 24 valve

I learned to drive in a '68 Plymouth Sport Fury III wagon with a 318.

Buts that’s more a Cummins issues than dodges

For some reason they decided the exhaust manifold should dump out over the #2 cylinder instead of the 3/4 holes

Which cooked #6 over time

They fixed that in later models but guess who had the one that liked to drop cylinder 6

I've only ever owned gas motors.

Diesel is bae

I’m a truck guy though

I have what I hope to be the last pickup I ever have to own now in a 96 250 with a 7.3

Some Mennonite drove it around the farm and to church and had service reports for the last 5 years it’s not in perfect condition but it’s and really good mechanically speaking condition

He took very good care of it

I've a '14 Ram right now with a 345cid Hemi. I love my truck.

I had a ‘12 with the 5.7 it was a sweet ride

Got into a wreck and decided to not make another vehicle payment though

We got our son a '14 Jeep Cherokee in February and today he paid it off by totaling it.

Oof that was your pic from before

What did he end up hitting

He dozed off and hit a guard rail at 60mph. They brought part of the guard rail to the tow yard.

The beauty of a crumple zone. It absorbs a huge amount of force

I've never seen so many airbags.....it is like there were airbags inside of airbags. He walked away without a scratch/cut/mark save for a small airbag burn to his left forearm.

Thats impressive. They've definitely come a long way in safety