[Bricklin] engines

[Rick at High Tech Coatings]

The 4.3 is no match for the 351 with a few mods, and the mods to the 351 are
easier than doing a complete engine swap. In the 70's ford like most
manufactures dropped compression and cam profiles to get emissions where they
need them, they have since found much better cleaner ways to do it and with
compression bumped up and a better cam  intake and carb the 351 can do very
well. If you change the heads they can do even better, the factory ford heads
are very restrictive on the exhaust side.

On 11/10/2009 9:43:49 AM, JLC (breton48 at live.com) wrote:
> My wife Chevrolet Astro Van has a 4.3
> V6
> which has more horsepower and torque (200 hp and 260 torque) than my
> stock
> Bricklin 351W. Would that fit? By the way, I don't know how much her van
> weighs, but it is definitely quicker off the mark than my Bricklin!
>
> JLC
> #2121