New 351W

Hey guys the last thread I posted here has been a great help. I'm hoping this will be just as good. I also need a new engine for my 1987 SN 2001. It had a 351W in it. I plan on keeping all of this as CORRECT as I can and wanted to put another in. Has anyone delt with a company out there that does good work and won't break the piggy bank. I just helped my buddy put a new core in his boat and has run pissa, I'm most likely going to do the same. I also want to replace the carb, and most likely the tranny. Thanks guys.

I have a 351 left hander out of a correct craft, when pulled the boat had 115 hours on it, it was the pro boss with protec, no carb, call me if your interested, 877-369-6693 Eric
I belive it was rated at 315 at 4200rpms

try this guy....WWW.RAPIDOMARINE.COM

We have a left hand "indmar 351" for $500 + shipping, it has about 500hrs on it, mark 321-231 6041...

buddysproject wrote: I plan on keeping all of this as CORRECT as I can and wanted to put another in.

You better hope its complete- a LH motor will require a different distributor (or at least the gear), starter and prop (Im assuming it will at least have a good cam in it). The tranny will also need to be reindexed.

trb- are you sure . i think pro boss pro tec is 300 hp @4800 rpms....285 was the standard engine wasnt it?...

ryanandrews wrote: i dunno my motor outta my 94 is the pro boss pro tec carbed(gt 40 heads) and it says 310 horsies on the title..

You can title the boat any way you want. The only difference it could possibly make is in your insurance premiums. It doesnt change whats under the hood.

We've been over this before. Depending on the year and whose literature you believe (CC vs. PCM), the Proboss (carb'd 351w HO) was rated between 285 and "300+" hp. I have found no claims or proof of any physical differences that justify the varying ratings- it appears to be purely marketing.

The base motor was rated between 240 and 260 hp (most commonly 240 or 255). Again, no mechanical differences to account for the different ratings.

Eric, I know youre a Chevy guy, but the GT40 (310hp multiport EFI) will run all over the Excalibur (330hp multiport EFI) out of the hole. Im not a diehard Ford guy, but Im certainly a fan. Though its no speed demon, my boat pulls as strong as anything Ive ever been behind. Pretty sure Im over 300 hp too



MM, if youre willing to seperate pieces on the Indmar, I might be interested in the cooling system (both water pumps, t'stat housing and associated hoses). Maybe the alternator and brackets as well. Shoot me an email: TRBenj@gmail.com

Hollywood wrote: Tim, building a chevy next?

Nope, I just like to collect Ford parts. Last time I checked, an Indmar 351 wasnt a Chevy

87BFN owner wrote: Tim, That must be a pic of someone else's boat, as those hoses all say mastercrap.. All joking aside who's boat is it? What model is it?

Of course its someone elses- it sure aint mine!

Not sure whose it is exactly, I just saved it off the MC board. Looks to be an early '90's Prostar (either 190 or 205). 1993 was the last year MC (and maybe Indmar) offered the Ford.

Chris, I didnt say I would never build a Chevy- just that the next one wont be. Id love to build up a TSC3 196 with a ZR6 using LS/LQ parts.

MM, not sure if you saw my post. I might be interested in the cooling system (water pumps, hoses, stat housing, etc) and possibly the alternator and brackets off that Indmar. Let me know if youre looking to seperate stuff.

Tim I just thought maybe you were working on it for someone else. I didn't really figure it was yours.

Eric,
Just like I tell my uncle parts for chevys are cheap because you need them all the time. I can't bag on chevys to much the BBC's that I have owned have treated me pretty well.

79, theres no way your up this early, you had to stay up all night

There's some truth to that Eric. I used to own a '49 Ford panel truck with a 327 Chevy in it. I knew a guy that had a '67 GTO that had a 427 Chevy in it. I always heard it was a lot harder to soup up a Ford or a Pontiac, than a Chevy.

Eric
please answer me this then why could the early 90's ford lighting with a 351 in beat a early 90's 454 SS pick up in a drag race. Seems to me chevy had the ford out cubed by 103. Answer that riddle.

Not in the early 90's. It got a supercharger in 99 when it was rereleased.

Ed you should have read before you posted, the early edition was non-supercharged, but could not hold a candle to the typhoon, now the 454 SS was just that a bone stock nothing fancy truck that you couldn't get a 454 in until then.