Money to spend.....

[~The Jester~]

Originally Posted by Dark_5.0

If your motor is in good shape throw a girdle on it and go for it. I know several guys running turbos on stock short blocks running low 11's and high 10's for years.

The stock block easily handles 500 FWHP. Turbos are easier on parts than nitrous and superchargers especially if you go with an auto tranny.

Leave the stock cam in there it will be very streetable and still make killer power.

Dark, what are you talking about bro? What you say is true, and I guess it all depends on what this dude wants to build.

We've all seen the "horror" pictures of a stock 5.0 block cracked right down the middle along the camshaft. Girdle ain't gonna help that! Sure they can AND HAVE handled 500+ horsepower on a stock block, but that picture is ALWAYS in the back of my mind.

I guess it depends on what our friend is up to. Right now, I'm well over 500 HP on a stock block, and gettin kinda "leary" about it, reason I haven't turned the bottle on yet. YET.

So what's our buddy here doing? Where are we gonna be BEFORE 15 lbs. of boost? I just think that's alot to ask from a stock iron block. I could be wrong, but I got this sneeky suspiscion.....