Id like to know what engine everyone is running. if its stock or what big block or small block the reason Im asking is because Im looking at the 347 stroker and Im considering a crate engine but then again I want to keep the cost down so I was thinking a stroker kit would be the way to go then have a machine shop do the machine work and I assemble everything. I have a somewhat stock 70's 302 now and im having trouble with my original heads. I looked at heads but the heads Im looking at want different pistons cost around $2k on summit I dont have a specific horsepower or speed that I want to go I just want as fast as I can afford Ill be going with a super charger eventually hopefully also what brand do you guys recommend to go with and what brands do you recommend staying away from. why do you or dont you recommend a specific brand
Stay with a 302/5.0 base it's more than enough. Spend the money on the heads and you will be way happier.
I'm running a SBF302T (ricer joke).It all depends on what you want to do with it. I'd personally recommend staying with a small block since they fit with no mods. If your gonna do a stroker your gonna need heads anyway as you could probably make more power out of a 302 with aftermarket heads vs. a 347 with stock heads.
It would be SBF50T since import guys go by liters not cubic inches! and then actually a 302 is a 4.9 haha
Well, I'm a little different because my Maverick has been a drag car since 79, and I use a 408. One comment to you, is that when you start an engine project you should pretty much have in mind what you want out of the motor and how much HP you really want to make. Personally I think 400hp out of SBF is pretty easy to get on a limited budget, but you really need to pick your parts and make sure they will work together...................and whatever you do set down a budget, without doing that you really won't know what direction to take. If you are on a budget, buying a stocker kit with cast crank and non forged pistons is probably the way to go......just remember that to really wake up a 302/331/347, the heads are the key, without a good pair of performance aftermarket heads you will be wasting money you may spend elsewhere. I have always used TF heads, but then in a lot of cases you will need special pistons because of the placement of TF's valves..........................IMHO
i have seen some great performance out of these heads http://www.airflowresearch.com/index.php?cPath=21_31 with the right cam, intake, carb, and exhaust 400 hp out of a 302 is no problem. i would try to achieve 10-1 compression or as close to it as possible. you would end up a very nice motor. it should be capable of decent gas mileage and great power. put a good over drive stick shift trans behind it and the right gear and limited slip in the rear end and you would have a very fun fast car to drive and race if you want.
how much can you afford... with that $ amount we can build to it... will the...super charger...have any "special needs" that should be built into the motor to start with... the...heads, intake, carb, cam and headers need to match...
as far as a budget goes I dont have one. I have managed to save $2100 and every chance I get I add to that. I should have another $300 saved so theres my budget. right around $2500. I know everything has to work together with the cam carb and intake. I already have a cam thats 3 stages over stock ( where my trouble is coming in. I pulled a stud in the head too much lift for press in studs) and I have an edelbrock air gap intake along with an edelbrock 650 cfm carb. as far as horsepower goes my transmission in set up for 500 hp so I cant go over that without having the trans done again. now as far as how fast I want to go I would love to get into the low tens at the track. I picked up an 8.8 possi rear end and am going to have it shortend and 3.73 gears in it with 31 spline axles I think Im ok with the intake and carb (maybe not the carb) the cam will be ok with just a different set of heads I dont know if it will work as part of the stroker kit or not.
I think you are right. I don't believe 500hp and 3.73 gears will get him there. Most folks I know who have gotten in the low 10's had a lot more than 2500 in a sml blk motor.
You didn't say what stall the converter is and what are the spec's on the cam, but to get where you need to be HP wise, you will need at least .640lift and some much deeper gears than 3:73's. My Maverick is setup for dragracing and has gone low 10's and a high 9 with me a the wheel. The new refreshened motor makes 640hp at the crank.....so I doubt that the $2500 budget you have will get you in the 10's, to do that you would need a budget just a little more hefty..............IMHO http://www.summitracing.com/search/?keyword=ESP-B14003030&dds=1 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AFR-1388/
My son and i started rebuilding the Mav motor right after Christmases. And we try 'ed to stay within a budget but it was hard. luckily i have a good wife who kept telling us "pay a little extra and do it right" Good Woman 1977 302 block bored .060 over, with stock rods, reconditioned with APR bolts, Keith Black Hypertectick dome pistons 10.7to 1 Compression Block cleaning, boring and honing, reconditioning Rods and hanging the new pistons, and re grinding the crank $860.00 Keith Black Hypertectick dome pistons Ebay $279.00 Pro Star aluminum heads 60cc chamber 210cc intake runners $679.00 J&C Enterprise Competition Cams .497 lift intake .476 exhaust 107deg duration. Competition Cams timing chain, magnum Steel roller rockers, magnum push rods, and lifters. Cam and all valve train parts Ebay $425.00 Weiand Stealth intake 2500-6200rpm Summit Racing $189.00 Holley Red Fuel pump (never buy one,noisier than hell) Summit Racing $99.00 Holley Street Avenger 670CFM Carb Holley $285.00 Just and ignorant guess but i think I'm bushing around 400hp
You've got a nice little car with what I am sure is a 400hp motor.........and you did it for $2800 and change................nicely done.
