331/347 stroker w/gt40p's, waste?Hp?cost involved?

Spare block is a great Idea!! I keep one or two around because I like to bore 'em .060 over then turn 'em 7250 RPMS. They don't stay together long.

 

My opinion is to put together what you have and get the car running. It will be plenty fast and lots of fun to have the car put together. Then do an engine how you want to, but plan it out.

Building a stroker sounds reasonable at first but trust me, by the time you are done it will cost a lot more than you expected. You start out by saying "it's only a little more to stroke it than bore it 0.030 over," then it goes to "I may as well get a forged crank just to be safe," and "I better get the block decked, align honed, and clearanced,"..."I better get all ARP nuts & bolts and a stud girdle," and on and on...LOL. But it is all worth it

 

Great point Erick. I'm guilty of doing that everytime I build a motor. What starts off as a grocery go getter, ends up being a 500hp 408 stroker.

Strokers cost more when built right. Its not so much a matter of how much you stroke as how well your matched. What good would a nice set of AFR heads on a 347 be if your just pushing through a set of 1.5" primary headers. Just remember that as cubes go up so do the needs for better heads, headers, exhaust, intake, and carb then the cost gos up. A properly matched motor will not only produce more power but you will have more enjoyment and fun with it. Sometimes a 302 or 331 makes a better choice for your needs. If it was all about who had the bigger stroker then no one would be building 302's it would be 427 windsors.


Ben

 

To that header dealeo.....I was amazed that John Fords 347 that runs mid 10's uses only 1 5/8 headers. I am hoping to see him step it up a bit to see if he gets an improvement.Come on john for me

 

If you take an engine to a machinist to have it machined/assembled, ask to see his engine assembly tool box. If he says no, tell him you won't touch them.....if he still says no, take it to a different guy. It's all about having the tools and knowing how to use them. A good engine assembly/machinist guy should have a wide variety of dial indicators, crank micrometers, dial bore gauges, depth mics., cam degreeing tools, torque plates, torque wrench's etc...etc...etc....

I just mentioned thousands of dollars worth of tools......most guys that don't do it for a living just can't justify the cost of these tools.

 

Exactly!!!! I learned alot just by helping out at a machine shop for a couple years once a week. Pay was the XP!!!!!!!

 

Tools....your right about that lots of tools and more XP makes a good engine guy. If you got more money in tools than you do in equity in your house you ALMOST got enough tools.