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    Posted: April-04-2008 at 4:22pm
The 1996 CC Ski Nautique I just bought has a GT-40 engine but Im trying to figure out exactly what that is. Im told its a ford but a ford what? 351? 400?
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If a GT-40 = 351, why is it called a GT-40? You would think it would be called a GT-351 ???
What does the GT-40 mean?
The response said 351w...what is w ??

Just curious.

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PCM's offical name for their multiport fuel injected 351w was "GT40." Not surprisingly, it did have GT40 heads on it- though so did the carbureted and throttle body injected HO 351w's, and those were officially named "Proboss" by PCM...

The "W" in 351w refers to the Windsor family of engines, which span the 221-260-289-302-351 V8's. Ford also built a 351 Cleveland, which is a big block of no relation- hence the "W" for clarification.
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The GT40 name has long been a Ford moniker for performance, along with others such as Cobra and GT. The GT40 was originally a famous Ford factory race car type from the mid-late 60's and which found extreme success outrunning Europe's best at Lemans. The "40" actually came from the overall height of the car, at 40 inches. The car was set up with several different engines but mostly 289's or 427's. This is also the car which the recent hot Ford GT was modeled after. Google it and you'll find all kinds of stuff about it. I believe Ford revived the GT40 name for the new heads for the Cobra Mustang in about '93, and are the same heads used and namesake for the PCM GT40 engines. Gear heads...??
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thats to much ford info to absorb before dinner, at least i read it TR, Reid
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