I have owned Clevelands since they were born and raced most, here is Three I can still remember the set up ,not the fastest but i was the most impressed with it for going fast for cheep,
1969 mustang Hardtop 351 cleveland M code Fresh but all stock, C4 Auto with ranger 2.8 converter. Ford 8" with 4.11 posi and a few after market parts listed,Hooker headers,Torquer. holley 780, comp 972 springs. Melling Hydraulic cam and lifters duration @ .050 224 intake 234 exhaust lift .538 intake .562 exhaust. screw in stude and crane rockers 26 x 8.5 x 15 MT ET Drag slicks. I know this is not super fast but The car was a 16.00 second car before i added the Cam, Carb and Intake With Good converter and a shift kit there was an easy 2 tenths in thia car
launches were Food brake to max stall 2500 rpm
Shifts were 5600 trap rpm was 5400
Its best time
60 = 1.72
time = 12.80
Mph = 107.23
I have had a 64 Falcon, and a 71 Maverick with clevelands that ran 11.00 at 120 mph but they had lots of good parts and were not cheep to run
The falcon was a richmond 5 speed car 5.14 gears 13x32x15 goodyear eagles rpm 7200
best time
60 = 1.34
time = 10.92
Mph = 123.11
The Maverick was a C 6 Auto With 5500 stall 5.14 gears 12x30x15 M/T et drag it should have had a trans brake to lift the engine up on to the cam I was never impressed with the performance of this set up 7500 rpm shift points
best time
60 = 1.55
time = 11.22
Mph = 124.75
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