Mercury Windsor Engine Specs

Bore, stroke, displacement and compression for all 24 Mercury Windsor engines, compared side by side. Plus rod ratio and head specs where published.

At a glance

Displacement221–351 ci
Cylinders8
Bore3.500–4.000"
Stroke2.870–3.500"
Compression8.2–10.7:1
Advertised power115–300 hp
Years1962–1993
Cylinder head data1 of 24 engines

Engines in this family

EngineDisplacementBore × StrokeCRHP
351W351 ci4" × 3.5"9.5:1250
351W EFI351 ci4" × 3.5"8.8:1210
351W351 ci4" × 3.5"10.7:1290
351W EFI351 ci4" × 3.5"——
Windsor (1969–1979)351 ci4" × 3.5"—135–250
M-code351 ci4" × 3.5"—285–300
Q-code351 ci4" × 3.5"—255–280
Q-code + CJ Performance Group351 ci4" × 3.5"—266
Windsor 351351 ci4" × 3.5"—138–145
Windsor · 4.000" × 3.000" · 9:1302 ci4" × 3"9:1150–225
302302 ci4" × 3"10:1230
Windsor (1968–1993)302 ci4" × 3"—130–290
J-code302 ci4" × 3"—230
Windsor 5.0302 ci4" × 3"—129–160
289289 ci4" × 2.8701"9.3:1200
289 HiPo289 ci4" × 2.8701"10.5:1271
C-code289 ci4" × 2.8701"—195–200
Windsor (1967)289 ci4" × 2.8701"—225
260260 ci3.7992" × 2.8701"8.8:1164
255255 ci3.6811" × 3"8.2:1115–120
Windsor (1980–1982)255 ci3.6811" × 3"—115–122
Windsor 4.2255 ci3.6811" × 3"—120–122
221221 ci3.5" × 2.8701"8.7:1145
L-code221 ci3.5" × 2.8701"—145

Factory cars with a Windsor

What varies across the family

Both bore and stroke vary across the family, so these are separate castings rather than variations on one block.

Compression spans 8.2:1 to 10.7:1, so fuel requirements differ meaningfully between members — worth checking before assuming parts interchange.

All are oversquare — bore larger than stroke, which favours revs over low-end torque.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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