My 2 cents...I have had 351C's for 15 odd years.... Ford ran them in the XY - XE very nice motor, even is stock form they produce more bottom end torque than a Windsor.
The Cleveland was the "motor of choice" for American racers when it was in production in the states.
You will not have an issue with oiling, just run a quality oil pump. if you really want something with awesome power and torque and put the 4V heads on it.
I did not bother...I actually went and spoke with Mick Webb (he ended up building my current engine) who used to build the racing 351C's and he said not to bother with 4V heads unless you are building a "crazy" 351C and wish to rev the buggery out of it. He even told me not to bother with fancy inlet manifolds, the stock ford Cleveland inlet manifold is great for a nice strong engine.
Best thing if you are going to build any engine is to get it balanced, nice cam and a good set of headers/exhaust.
I will be swapping the 289W for my 351C down the track..
Either way you should get it balanced, and if you want to spend the money, alloy heads will keep the weight and temps down, if you go the Windsor, get the girdle on the bottom end (less Iron down there so movement is possible under high revving)
You probably need to work out if you want to rev the crap out of it, (289HP..
) or just build yourself a nice strong motor..........hell..now that I think of it...just build a stock 429 and stop thinking:smile01:
You choice...either way you should go a 351 or bigger...you will not be disappointed.
The only substitute for cubes is more cubes!!!!:rub:
