DeTomaso Mailing List: July 98, Message #108

n a message dated 30/06/98 22:30:45 GMT, you write:

<<  what way is it a better fit?  A 351W is taller (9.5" deck height versus
 9.2"), width isn't a problem, and length isn't much different.    Do the
 alternator and a/c brackets swap?  What about the thermostat housing
extension
 and clutch slave braket?  It seems to me, that if $$ are important, it's
 cheaper to stay with what's already there and rebuild it.    
  >>
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Dan

to all intents most people would not notice the difference between the two
motors (as has already been mentioned) However the W does not have the ugly
oil pressure switch stareing you in the face when you open the lid. 
Having owned P's with both  C and W engines  I would still have the W . They
sound the same . The oiling system is superior on the Windsor and likewise the
cooling system  which runs coolant in the manifold and certainly runs cooler
!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not come across a W with cooling problems.
Not sure about  a direct swap for a/c and alternator brackets although I see
no problem as they are mounted in the same place as the C
The  stat housing however looks much neater and not like an afterthought.

FWIW

Roger U.K.