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what was the last car that james bond drive in his last movie?

What car in 1971 came with a key that featured a spark plug gapper, phillips screwdriver, distributor and spark plug gauge and a 1 ½ inch ruler.

Ford's popular 351 engine came in 3 different designations, C, M and W. What did these letters stand for?

cleveland, windsor and MIDLAND . they are the names of the cities where the engiens were built.............

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cleveland, windsor and MIDLAND . they are the names of the cities where the engiens were built.............

i dont thiiiiiiiink sooooooo

if you go to ford, even they will tell you that its a modified,

The engineers at Ford took the basic 351C block and modified it to power a whole new generation of environmentally-friendly cars and trucks. To start, Ford changed the transmission bell-housing pattern to match that of the larger 429/460 engines. This would allow Ford to continue putting the larger, heavy-duty 460 C6 transmissions with the new 400 engines. Ford also enlarged the main journal diameter from 2.75 inches to 3.0 inches allowing for a greater bearing wear area. The crankshaft stroke was also increased from 3.5 inches to 4.0 inches for a 50 cubic inch increase in engine displacement and greater low-end torque. Finally, the deck height was increased 1.09 inches in order to accommodate the 400s larger stroke. Consequently, the intake manifold had to be widened approximately one inch to accommodate the new deck height. The rest of the engine remained virtually the same. In fact all of the 351C valve train components (except for the pushrods) interchange with 351M/ 400 engines. The 351M/400 cylinder heads will also interchange with the 351C 2brl heads, although the 351M/400 heads have 78.4cc combustions chamber where as the 351C 2V heads had a 76.2cc combustions chamber.

All passenger cars and light-duty trucks under 5,500 GVWR were now required to burn unleaded gasoline, to be equipped with EGR valves and catalytic converters, and to meet stricter gas mileage numbers. These new rounds of restrictions along with the discontinuation of the 351C in 1974 lead to the birth of the 351M in full-size Ford passenger cars. Ford decided to discontinue the 390 V8 in the F-100 in 1975 and to discontinue both the 360 and 390 in all light-duty trucks by 1976. Beginning in 1977 Ford decided to offer the newer 351M/400 engines in its place. Again, Ford could have used the smaller 302/351 Windsor engine since it was being offered in the F-100, however, it was decided that since all F-150, F-250, and F-350 trucks were equipped with the heavy duty 390 in the 2wd trucks and the 360 in the 4x4 trucks that the torque laden 351M/400 would make an excellent replacement. The “M”, by the way, does not stand for anything. Ford only used the “M” designation to distinguish it from the 351 W (Windsor) and the now discontinued 351C (Cleveland). The “M” designation has now become know to mean “modified” or “Michigan”, even though the 351M was produced at both the Cleveland foundry and Michigan casting center.

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the last 2 broncos and my 79 ranger all had 351M motors in them.....i got used to working on those

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First, contrary to popular mythology, the engine is not a "modified". It is a 351 Midland. Made at the Midland engine plant along with the 400M and uses the big block transmissions. The 351 Windsor was made at the Windsor plant and uses the small block transmissions.

The Ford Motor Company in the United States produced three different engines of 351 cubic inch (5.8 litre) capacity. These were:

351 Windsor (351W) - part of the Ford 90 degree V engine family

351 Cleveland (351C) - part of the Ford 335 engine family

351 M (351M) - part of the Ford 335 engine family

The 351 Windsor outlasted its two intended successors, and was even featured in Jeep-brand vehicles such as the Wagoneer, and Ski Nautique ski boats. The 351 Cleveland was a high-performance engine by design, with larger intake and exhaust valves than the 351W, and was available in the Mustang from 1971-1973. The 351C found its way into DeTomaso's mid-engined Pantera sports cars in the 1970s, but in the United States, the oil crisis of 1973 effectively ended the 351C's career.

The M in 351M has been a long standing and often heated point of discussion. Some believe it stands for Midland, where the engine blocks were cast, and others believe it meant Modified. No literature from Ford Motor Company has ever come to light that proves any one particular theory. As of now, the M is just a letter

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