Does anybody know what type of engine mounts you need to fit a 302 cleveland into an XY falcon!Are there factory ones or do they have to be scratch built!Cheers
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:26am
Eeeeeeewwww. why would you! Should be a Windsor.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:30am
a 351 clevelandis twice as good as a windsor. you will need the factory V8 pedistals that bolt to the crossmember. Trans crossmembers are the same, 6 cyl and V8. if you can find a factory V8 accelerator linkage then that will help otherwise you can fabricate something to work.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:30am
In answer to your question though, 351 Cleveland mounts should do the trick.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:31am
the same reason ford did it, for a better motor and the worlds fastest four door sedan.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:32am
A 351 maybe, 302.not.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:33am
i would take a 302 c over a 302 w any day too. windsors are gutless and weak.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:33am
Never seen an XY with a 302C yet. Good thing too, they'd be a slow old stinker like the XA 302.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:34am
Idiot.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:34am
and before you start on about the 289, they are ony half decent if they are a Hi-po 271hp 4V motor.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:35am
mate, i've owned more ford V8s than you could imagine, im speaking from experience. have you ever owned a cleveland or windsor !
edangus,
Feb 7, 8:36am
Mean Guy. Geez
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:37am
i've owned a factory 302c Xy, bloody good car. ownded about 10 windsor powered falcons, 2 windsor powered cortinas. they aren't all that.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:40am
Yes, I've always preferred Ford motors to Chevs except for reliability issues. Nothing wrong with American Clevelands but that Aussie 302C was a crime against humanity.
cujo38,
Feb 7, 8:40am
So we need 351 C engine mounts & pedistals instead ofthe original 302 C ones!Is that correct!Thank you for your input.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:41am
"i've owned a factory 302c Xy" Okay. affirmed now.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:43am
they were the change over model, i know they changed over in the XW for the gt-ho but the base model change over was the XY, IDIOT. whjat do you think the XY GS had in them 302 clevelands.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:44am
i was a ford wrecker for many years, specialised in V8s (falcon fairlanes Fairmonts).As i asked before, have you ever owned a Ford V8 !
1fordluva,
Feb 7, 8:52am
Dont agree there quickstich,I have owned a few over the years ,they both go ok but those clevo,s and the crappy oiling system farkkkkk! Windsors are the reliable ones. Although a dirty old clevo won the world engine building challenge last year,we are a few years better off with technology now lol.
hey rob, just thought about it, i put the 302c into my xy gs, it was a windsor powered one. my 351 xy gs was a cleveland.
cujo38,
Feb 7, 8:54am
Not sure If you mean me, but yes we have had a 1998 v8 falcon and we have got a couple of old ford projects on the go.A 1938 Barrel Nose with a windsor in and this XY at this stage.
rob_man,
Feb 7, 8:55am
Of course I have, I also did restorations on all those XYs, Fairmonts, GS, GTs GTHOs. The XY Fairmont never had a 302C, they were a Windsor. 351C in the GTs for sure, I think you're getting confused by the changeover from Windsor to Cleveland in the XY GTs with 351.
the_chooky,
Feb 7, 8:56am
I had two 4 cylinder Mitsa's. Is that the same as a V8.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:56am
i have never had trouble with my clevelands i have pulled rocker studs on windsors, and various other troubles too. as for the cleveland oiling system problems, they have never caused issues for me. most my motor i put in a high volume pump and a large sump. never used a restrictor kit.
quickstitch,
Feb 7, 8:58am
rob man, they changed over in the phase II, an XW
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