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~The Jester~ · 10-04-2005, 10:22 AM

It's a common misconception that the "M" stands for "Modified" but that's not true. Ford simply needed a way distinguish the "new" 351 from the Windsor (Built in Windsor Ontario) and the Cleveland (built in Cleveland.) So Ford engineer's simply called it the M, because the 351M/400 was built in Dearborn, Michigan.

10-04-2005, 10:22 AM	#3
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: Newbie 351 swap questions, I checked old posts w/ no answers It's a common misconception that the "M" stands for "Modified" but that's not true. Ford simply needed a way distinguish the "new" 351 from the Windsor (Built in Windsor Ontario) and the Cleveland (built in Cleveland.) So Ford engineer's simply called it the M, because the 351M/400 was built in Dearborn, Michigan. __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....