351????

03-09-2001, 12:32 AM

I'm looking at it from a street legal, AFFORDABLE, emissions legal, 50-state dyno pass standpoint. I'm happy many of the people in this discussion don't have to worry about emissions. I DO! For MY money, it's much easier (and cheaper) to take a '69 Windsor out of a '69 Cougar, break it down, buy heads and EFI, roller valve train, Cartech fuel system, etc., bore it, hot tank it, balance and blueprint it, possibly stroke it, throw it in a gorgeous red 93GT with 60K on the dash that is set up to do 9's, and hit the street on a dialy basis. I agree that it all depends on the application. It cost WAY more to stroke a 302 than to find a 351 bare bones ready to rebuild. The cubes are already there. And so is the STRONGER BOTTOM END. The original reason for this discussion was to help someone decide on what to do with the limited amount of $$. Stroking motors costs big $$. I also read that to make good HP out of a 347 you a specially prepped shortblock. Most people don't have the $$ for that.

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03-09-2001, 12:32 AM	#23
stroker393 Guest Posts: n/a	I'm looking at it from a street legal, AFFORDABLE, emissions legal, 50-state dyno pass standpoint. I'm happy many of the people in this discussion don't have to worry about emissions. I DO! For MY money, it's much easier (and cheaper) to take a '69 Windsor out of a '69 Cougar, break it down, buy heads and EFI, roller valve train, Cartech fuel system, etc., bore it, hot tank it, balance and blueprint it, possibly stroke it, throw it in a gorgeous red 93GT with 60K on the dash that is set up to do 9's, and hit the street on a dialy basis. I agree that it all depends on the application. It cost WAY more to stroke a 302 than to find a 351 bare bones ready to rebuild. The cubes are already there. And so is the STRONGER BOTTOM END. The original reason for this discussion was to help someone decide on what to do with the limited amount of $$. Stroking motors costs big $$. I also read that to make good HP out of a 347 you a specially prepped shortblock. Most people don't have the $$ for that.