351w or 347 stroker? which is better?

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Originally posted by WADS56
...I can tell you that i have beat the crap out of it for two seasons now and it has no oil issues or anything. In fact it is tore down now and you can still see all the honeing in the cylinders. If 347's have a bad rod ratio I would see ware in the cylinders by now from the piston side loading on the wall. A good rule of thumb is... If it is a oil burner from break in it will be a oil burner all its life.

I gotta back my buddy Wade here...
I can honestly tell you for a fact I have seen Wade beating the crap out of his 347. This guy leaves the line like a raging Pitbull on Steroids. I've seen him break everything from axles to crossmembers. And he knows his poo. I am a firm believer that if a 347 can hold up to the kind of abuse this guy dishes out you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Just look at his parts list, copy the build, and find a good engine builder. It'll last forever on the street

Another issue I haven't seen anyone bring up (or I missed it) is the fact that the 351W block weighs something like 50lbs heavier than a 5.0 block (correct me if I'm wrong please). I'm not up on how much horsepower 50lbs of weight added to your car is comparable to, but you get the idea.