302 Rebuild suggestions

tarmon8r · 07-01-2002, 02:03 PM

well, im of the opinion that there is no replacement for displacement. 351W. cause if you want to run at the track and on the street you will still need low end torque. trying to have the best of both world with a small displacement, naturally asperated motor is very tricky and very expensive. and when you start making serious power your 302 block is weak in comparison to the 351w. if you want to spray any serious juice , while you are rebuilding the motor, have the block o-ringed, not the heads. that seems to be the best way from the guys i have talked to and have it done on my motor. by the way you don't need to balance your flywheel if you are keeping the neutral external balance. but if you are going to rev your motor, i highly recommend spending the money on internal balancing. it will rev a lot smoother, trust me. i paid 700 dolars for an internal balance job (i was sweating bullets when i got the bill, quoted only 300 - 500 dollars, but need 7 peices of precious metal, i doubt yours will be that much, i had it done on a stroker crank.). If you dont know what a great torquey motor will do for you on the street you dont know what you are missing.

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07-01-2002, 02:03 PM	#11
tarmon8r Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: manassas, va Posts: 186	well, im of the opinion that there is no replacement for displacement. 351W. cause if you want to run at the track and on the street you will still need low end torque. trying to have the best of both world with a small displacement, naturally asperated motor is very tricky and very expensive. and when you start making serious power your 302 block is weak in comparison to the 351w. if you want to spray any serious juice , while you are rebuilding the motor, have the block o-ringed, not the heads. that seems to be the best way from the guys i have talked to and have it done on my motor. by the way you don't need to balance your flywheel if you are keeping the neutral external balance. but if you are going to rev your motor, i highly recommend spending the money on internal balancing. it will rev a lot smoother, trust me. i paid 700 dolars for an internal balance job (i was sweating bullets when i got the bill, quoted only 300 - 500 dollars, but need 7 peices of precious metal, i doubt yours will be that much, i had it done on a stroker crank.). If you dont know what a great torquey motor will do for you on the street you dont know what you are missing.