<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss_351_block.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Drag racers, circle-track engine builders, street rodders and anybody else looking for an engine block capable of pumping out 600-plus horsepower have a new option: Ford Racing's new Boss 351 engine block. As befitting a powerplant from the Blue Oval, this new block will be able to accommodate a range of classic displacements from 351 to 427 to 460 cubic inches.<br /><br />Based on the architecture of the popular Windsor 351 but blessed with the more robust 2.75-inch main bearings of the old Cleveland block, Ford designed the new Boss 351 block with strength in mind through 4-bolt main caps, screw-in freeze plugs, splayed main bolts, siamese bores with engineered coolant cross-drilling, front cross-over lifter oiling, and diesel-grade iron with 41,000 psi tensile strength.<br /><br />Unlike many engine blocks designed solely for racing, the new Boss 351 features a street-capable cooling design and is therefore just as suitable for vehicles intended for cruise night at the local hangout as it is for the drag strip. Its $1,999 suggested retail price isn't going to break the bank, either. Full press release after the jump.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/">Ford Racing Boss 351 block</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/2080375/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss-351-1280-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/2080374/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss-351-1280-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/2080373/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss-351-1280-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/2080372/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss-351-1280-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-racing-boss-351-block/2080371/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/boss-351-1280-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><br />[Source: Ford Racing]<br /><em><strong><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/13/ford-racing-introduces-new-boss-351-engine-block/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford Racing introduces new Boss 351 engine block</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/13/ford-racing-introduces-new-boss-351-engine-block/">Ford Racing introduces new Boss 351 engine block</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:39:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/13/ford-racing-introduces-new-boss-351-engine-block/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19065668/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/13/ford-racing-introduces-new-boss-351-engine-block/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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