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.
Those numbers do not match any Ford engine. 302 engines were not available in a Windsor or Cleveland, only in a 351.
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.
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
windsor 5litre engine is same as windsor 302 ci engine
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
On the Ford it is 3215469870. on the windsor it is 215698743
I believe it means the engine was manufactured in Windsor Ontario.They made two 351 cu. in. engines back then, the Windsor and one made in Cleavland Ohio. The Cleavland was considered the better engine.
Ford didn't produce a 289 Windsor. EDIT: Actually.... The Windsor is the Ford small block V8 engine family, so yeah they actually did produce a 289 Windsor. People usually don't refer to it as a Windsor though since there wasn't an alternate 289 ci displacement engine, such as with the 351 (Cleveland and Modified, which are big blocks). Windsor just designates the Ford family of small blocks. And sorry, I know all that is irrelevant to your question. I just wanted to correct misinformation. The plug gap for a 289 is .034
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.
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 Windsor Ontario Canada Ford engine plant. Not all 351 windsors were made at this plant
Ford introduced the 4.6 liter engine in 1962 in the Ford Fairlane. It was a replacement engine for the 5.0 liter Windsor engine.