rprice180

hey guys, i have not been on this site for awhile and i just getting back and i need some help. I have a 1990 lx and i'm doing some research on where to begin for doing the motor over. I have been told by a couple of mechanic friends of mine that my motor has been beat on bad ( its has a bad shimmy in it and also is blowing blue smoke driving down the road) and is time to be replaced. my question is is it better to bring my current motor to a machine shop knowing that it has problems or it it worth starting fresh. Whatever i do i want to do a 347 stroker motor. I have been looking at dss racing and dart so far, so what do you guys think?

mgmuscari

FWIW I'm replacing my stock 302 with a 347 stroker machined by Woody over at Ford Strokers. I went with a Dart SHP block. I'm really happy with the results and the service. When I was making the same decision you're trying to make last year, I was advised to stay away from DSS.

tinman

What I did was to find an early 302 block and then do a 347 stroker out of that.
Try coast high performance, super good service and pricing........

rprice180

thanks mgmuscari ill look into that. as far as freeze plugs go what did you do, brass plugs or screw ins?. And tinman ill check that out to, so i guess it is better to start over then....

mgmuscari

The freeze plugs are deep seated, I don't think they're screw in, though. The block shipped from FordStrokers with freeze plugs & threaded oil galley plugs already installed in the block.

tinman

I wouldn't worry about the screw-in freeze plugs. The deep seat type type works fine when just a little lock-tite is used on them.
Don't forget to remember cylinder heads when planning your project.
347's don't run right with 302 parts on them.
If you are thinking of using a solid roller cam like I did, you need different cam bearings than you would other wise use......