Australian V8 MK1 Capri in this months mag

[DarrenM]

It looks like a 302 in the pics yet it's listed as a 351?

 

A 302 would explain the 5000 badges as well!

 

Very impressive performance on street tyres

[V8Wagon]

Left the mag at home today but it's very hard to tell the difference between a 351W and 302 since it's only the deck height that's different - it's an inch taller (I think) the heads are the same and the block looks absolutely identical.

 

If it were a 351 Cleveland then they are completely different - the main way to tell is the amount of land in front of the water pump - the 351C looks like it's got a big tea tray cast into the front - sadly no cakes though...

[V8Wagon]

...by the way, hope my 302 Capri runs 12's when it's finished too!

[DarrenM]

Actually bothered to go and lift the bonnet on my own car and can see the taller deck height now on the one in the mag!

 

I think the fold of the mag threw my eyes into thinking it was the narrow inlet

[V8Wagon]

Had a look at lunchtime - looks like a 351 Windsor to me, looks like it has the two butresses around the distributor housing base but it's hard to tell from the angle of photo. Plus there appears to be more land between the water pump inlet/outlet and deck face. I'd say it is especially as he says it's a "genuine XW GT Falcon 351 Windsor block..." Be a bit of twat if he was lying eh?

 

Doesn't explain the 5000 badge but then he could have had a 302 in it at some time and not updated - after all the bus that says Heinz beans on the back doesn't necessarily mean it sells them!!

 

Mine's probably going to have a 289 badge on it - but then I've got a rather trick one with two flags off a well known car in the States and it has sentimental value, despite having a 302. Personal thing but there you go, err....

[oldbus]

...by the way, hope my 302 Capri runs 12's when it's finished too!

 

I´ll be over to see that when it does, Jon!