I always thought the 347 was as big as you could go with the 302 block. At first, I though it was a typo, with the 47/74 swap, but they consistently call it a 374. Gets 800 HP Anyone know anything about this stroker?
There are many bore/stroke combinations out there that will give a cu.in. greater than 347. Think about it, a 347 is 4.030 bore and 3.400 stroke or something similar. With some of the aftermarket blocks available, you can bore them out to 4.250 , and i've seen cranks with a greater stroke than 3.400.
I figured it had something to do with the Ford Racing block... I knew that the 347 crank started to hit the block and some material needed to be removed from that area, so I just assumed that that was the ci limit...but, I didn't take into account that better blocks could be bored out more.
I have the issue, but have not read the article. I just "assumed" that they started off with a 351w block. Is that the one with the 14.5:1 compression ratio??....
I haven't seen that yet, but I'll bet the article wasn't titled 800 Horse Budget Built Small Block Ford My block was already .030 over when I got it, motor guy went another .010 just to clean 'em up, so to speak, but that is the end of it if something happens to any of the cyllinders, I have a machined boat anchor.
Trust me, a small block like that is not for the AVERAGE hot rodder......high maintenance are the words that come to mind!! PS-this reply is directed towards jmgford
Just a little sarcasm there........"average Hot Rod reader", not average hot rodder. I love your video! That thing really hooks hard. What are you using for rear suspension? I had a 347, C4 Mustang that ran 10.30 (on the motor). I ran it 4 years with the only maintenance being valve adjustments. I am planning to duplicate that motor for my Maverick.
