The Windsor is a small block, basically an enlarged 289. The Cleveland is a big block, more high performance. You can tell the difference from the outside by looking at the valve cover. The Cleveland has 8 bolts securing it down * the Windsor has 5. Also the thermostat cover bolts to the block on a Cleveland and to the intake on a Windsor.
Neil
The way I tell the difference is the engine thermostat location : On the Cleveland it is mounted horizontally by the distributor and on the Windsor the thermostat is mounted vertically in the end of the intake manifold
Neither is better. The 351 Cleveland develops more power in stock form, but the Windsor can be built to make just as much power. The Cleveland parts are more expensive and harder to come by. The Windsor is a more reliable engine. In the old days the Cleveland was the way to go, but today I would go with a Windsor and aftermarket heads. You will have a powerful, reliable, engine.
the correct answer is windsor a crown vic never came with a Cleveland engine esspecialy in 91 that engine hasn't been produced since the early 80s
Those numbers do not match any Ford engine. 302 engines were not available in a Windsor or Cleveland, only in a 351.
If I remember correctly the 351 Windsor has a vertically mounted thermostat that is mounted in the end of the intake manifold The 351 Cleveland thermostat is mounted horizontally in the engine block by the distributor
The easiest way to tell is that the Windsor has trapezoidal valve covers with six bolts, whereas the Cleveland has rectangular valve covers with eight bolts. Also Cleveland has the thermostat housing on the front of the engine and the Windsor has it on the intake.
The Romeo engine is made at the Michigan plant, the Windsor at the Windsor plant. There are some differences in the engines The 8th digit in the VIN for the Windsor is 6, the Romeo is W.
simple neither ford only made the winsor and Cleveland in a 351 the winsor is a small block and the Cleveland is a big block
A lot of things. Cleveland is a hard to keep running motor. Windosor has smaller heads and block, allowing it to fit better into mustangs that supported a V6. You won`t be happy with a cleveland. Too many things go wrong. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My 1971 Mustang fastback had a 351 cleveland 4 barrel and I never had any problems with the actual engine , I did have the carburetor changed
windsor 5litre engine is same as windsor 302 ci engine
The Windsor motor was modified to increase its power output when installed into the HO series falcon ( XWGTHO Phase 1 ) which was used in production car racing. The motor was given a bigger 600cfm carby, Aluminium inlet manifold, hydraulic lifters, A different camshaft grind and heavy duty alternator. The modified engines were only fitted to the HO seriers and had H stamped on the compliance plate as the engine type. HO stands for handling option as these models did have some suspension upgrades but most of the modifications were made to the motor. The Windsor motor was replaced by the Cleveland engine during the March/April 1970 production and the first modified for racing Cleveland was fitted to the ( XWGTHO Phase 2 )
According to the info I have these cars were available with four different engines. The 351 Windsor/Cleveland the 400 Cleveland (all small block) and the 460 engine (big block). Hope this helps.