crate engine question

is it possible to put a 351w in a 73 mercury comet gt? Will it hook up to the stock 3 speed manual trans? Im saving to get a crate engine, im trying to decide whether to get a 302 or a 351w and spend a lil more money for a lot more hp. Heres the link to the company im looking at.
http://www.phoenixengine.com/Ford-01.html

 

Curious to know why you are going across the country when you are so near the motor city capital? I'm thinking shipping expense could be retained and applied to the motor itself.

It will take some work...

 

351 complicates things a bit, you can search and read the war stories. In the next month I'll be cutting out my towers and doing a test fit with a 351 and you'd be welcome to come by and see in person what it takes before you commit to it yourself. My dealership is a couple miles from you, I sent you a pm a while back and can resend if you don't still have it.

 

Don't get why you'd wanna up the HP and stick with a 3 spd.

 

Well, streamliner, im 16 and that is my ultimate goal. To have a new engine, trans, drive shaft, and a new posi rear end. As i said, im 16, i dont make enough money to do everything i want to do to it at a single point in time. Its a work in progress we'll just say. But would that 302 and/or 351w hook up to the stock trans?

 

they will both bolt up to your trans

 

Better bet IMO is to save for a 347. Fits the same as a 302 so you don't have to mod the shock towers at all and gives you more than enough HP for the street.

 

If u wanna do it right and take full advantage of ur 351 it is a lot of time and money. I set my motor back 4", cut the towers a lil bit and made custom headers that u remove from inside the cab of the car. It's a lot of work just know that before u dive into the 351

 

Ok just looked at the link and if those are the motors ur lookin at go with the 302 it barley has less hp than the 351 and save urself the headache. If ur gonna spend the time to make the 351 fit it needs to be a custom built badass

 

Alright, Yeah i was kinda leaning towards the 302 as well. I think its a winner!

 

Hey, im just thinking about cost here, but how much hp &torque would i get out of a new set of edelbrock heads and a new cam? I have headers im going to put in as well, and i have a holley 650 cfm carb.

 

R u talkin about puttin that on ur crate engine

 

no, just into the stock 302

 

Gotcha. I was gonna say u would be buyin that stuff twice

 

If ur gonna put all that stuff in it u should just go to a junk yard grab a block and have the whole thing rebuilt. And the way u want it built