Which is the better motor for a 1970 ford galaxie 500? Boss 302 or 351 Windsor? ?

Seen a company who restores cars put a 351 winsdor under the hood and being the 2 door verison of the galaxie was a sports car like the mustang and torino (which usualy had boss 302s or the 429 cobra jet) im wondering if a boss 302 would in fact be a better motor to put in a 2 door galaxie? (Imagies show are the car that this Florida company restored link to the car found here- httpwww.billsautorestoration.com1970-ford-galaxie ) if I can find one of these cars this would deffently be the way id set it up....the black grill and blacked out wheels really give that gray paint job a nice look. [I dont own this car I just found it on Instagram and google and took a liking to the way it was restored]

fodaddy192020-12-24T02:26:06Z

The 302 wouldn't have enough low end torque for a car that heavy.  The 302 used in the 1970 Galaxies was not the Boss 302, it was just a normal plain-jane 2 barrel.   Also neither the Galaxie or the Torino were sports cars. They were far too heavy for that.  The Boss 302 didn't have much low-end power, it was made with top end performance in mind. In a 4000+pound  Galaxie it would be an absolute dog.  

A 351W or even a 408W/427W stroker would be more in character with the car. A 429 would be a fine choice, but a 427W would be far more most cost effective, while easily matching or beating the 429 for power. 

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Robert B.2020-12-23T11:56:35Z

With a car that big you need torque and the best way to get it is with more cubic inches so go for the 351.

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jimanddottaylor2020-12-22T16:25:58Z

This car is huge.  Not sporty.  351 Windsor would move it, but not in a sporty way.   A 460 would give you enough power to spin the tires, but it would not be sporty.

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arther2020-12-22T10:00:58Z

old blokes spend outrageous amounts of money on old cars to reminisce about being young its not to go fast that car will be go fast.

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brandon2020-12-22T08:17:03Z

This was the pic of the motor they added. 

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