347 Kit vs 347 Block
04-14-2008, 09:44 PM
#11
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: 302army187
aode, while we are on the subject, what exactly is "blueprinting" a block?
aode, while we are on the subject, what exactly is "blueprinting" a block?
Pistons: Piston-to-Wall Clearance , Piston Materials and Applications , Ring Grooves Cleaned and Measured| Valve Pockets redone| Dome Fitting and Radiusing | Chamber Size and Piston Domes Checked and fixed | Checking Piston Thickness | Piston Lightening | Piston Skirt Preparation | Skirt-to-Crankshaft Clearance | Piston Rings | Ring End Gaps for Nitrous and Blower Motors | Pins, inspect or replace.
Camshaft: Altering Cam Timing IF Necc | Finding Top Dead Center | Checking Intake Centerline | Checking Cam Phasing | Degreeing Cams | Cam Graphing |
Block: Cleaned, bored, alighned honed, new freezeout plugs, threads chased, new cam bearings, flat milled deck,sonic tested, dye tested etc.
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Note- it is very common for pushrods to come different lengthsinvisible to the naked eye, in the same box[:'(]
I had an senior machinist show me, ALL THE VERY LOW QUALITY, ford put into their Machining Process.
04-14-2008, 09:47 PM
#12
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: aode08
balance $275
notch block$ 75
Bore, Hone, Clean, cam Bearings, freeze Out Plugs, Chase Threads, Align Hone. $350
If you let them install the kit add another $400 labor to that. They are gonna go through every little spec they can, to ensure a precision fit ie... gapping rings, testing piston fitment, thrust,endplays, quench, PTV Clearance,Deck Block,hone lifter bores, and Degreeing the cam.
So yeah, about $1,000+ to do it right.
More for a blueprint$$$$
balance $275
notch block$ 75
Bore, Hone, Clean, cam Bearings, freeze Out Plugs, Chase Threads, Align Hone. $350
If you let them install the kit add another $400 labor to that. They are gonna go through every little spec they can, to ensure a precision fit ie... gapping rings, testing piston fitment, thrust,endplays, quench, PTV Clearance,Deck Block,hone lifter bores, and Degreeing the cam.
So yeah, about $1,000+ to do it right.
More for a blueprint$$$$
04-14-2008, 09:50 PM
#13
D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
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Location: West Virginia
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
04-14-2008, 10:12 PM
#14
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: mjr46
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
04-14-2008, 10:30 PM
#15
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: woodsy
did you lay into it yet? Dont be a puss
ORIGINAL: mjr46
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
honestly all out from 1st to 4th....not yet...we took it out to lunch the other day and my co-worker asked If I still had the 3k chip in it and I said yeah for about another 30 sec so I put a 7k one in and as soon as it hit the main street I hammered it in first and second, it was like a sidewinder.. all over the place!!!! dang thing has gobs more shyt n git than the 306 did... lit them 275's up from a roll in an instant!!! I gaurantee it's faster...as to how much dunno yet.. I took it easy after that...it's at home finally so I'll drive it when the weather is good
04-14-2008, 10:32 PM
#16
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: mjr46
honestly all out from 1st to 4th....not yet...we took it out to lunch the other day and my co-worker asked If I still had the 3k chip in it and I said yeah for about another 30 sec so I put a 7k one in and as soon as it hit the main street I hammered it in first and second it was like a sidewinder all over the place!!!! dang thing has gobs more shyt n git than the 306 did lit them 275's up from a roll in an instance!!! I gaurantee it's faster...as to how much dunno yet.. I took it easy after that...it's at home finally so I'll drive it when the weather is good
ORIGINAL: woodsy
did you lay into it yet? Dont be a puss
ORIGINAL: mjr46
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
honestly all out from 1st to 4th....not yet...we took it out to lunch the other day and my co-worker asked If I still had the 3k chip in it and I said yeah for about another 30 sec so I put a 7k one in and as soon as it hit the main street I hammered it in first and second it was like a sidewinder all over the place!!!! dang thing has gobs more shyt n git than the 306 did lit them 275's up from a roll in an instance!!! I gaurantee it's faster...as to how much dunno yet.. I took it easy after that...it's at home finally so I'll drive it when the weather is good
Have fun mike
04-14-2008, 10:35 PM
#18
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RE: 347 Kit vs 347 Block
ORIGINAL: woodsy
pile of junk fordstrokers 347's, oil burners and all [:@]
Have fun mike
ORIGINAL: mjr46
honestly all out from 1st to 4th....not yet...we took it out to lunch the other day and my co-worker asked If I still had the 3k chip in it and I said yeah for about another 30 sec so I put a 7k one in and as soon as it hit the main street I hammered it in first and second it was like a sidewinder all over the place!!!! dang thing has gobs more shyt n git than the 306 did lit them 275's up from a roll in an instance!!! I gaurantee it's faster...as to how much dunno yet.. I took it easy after that...it's at home finally so I'll drive it when the weather is good
ORIGINAL: woodsy
did you lay into it yet? Dont be a puss
ORIGINAL: mjr46
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
just buy a 347 ready to go.. I had one built for me and it's working well...In fact I fianally brought the car home to my garage from my shop , been there since early october
honestly all out from 1st to 4th....not yet...we took it out to lunch the other day and my co-worker asked If I still had the 3k chip in it and I said yeah for about another 30 sec so I put a 7k one in and as soon as it hit the main street I hammered it in first and second it was like a sidewinder all over the place!!!! dang thing has gobs more shyt n git than the 306 did lit them 275's up from a roll in an instance!!! I gaurantee it's faster...as to how much dunno yet.. I took it easy after that...it's at home finally so I'll drive it when the weather is good
Have fun mike
