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02-13-2004, 01:40 AM

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vfast

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thing is when you piece one together yourself your taylor made for yourself and your syle of drive and what you want from the car..but hey the ole crate engine may be the way to go

02-13-2004, 03:13 PM

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619socalstang

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Originally Posted by horatio102

Yeah. Check around..

Figure out some stuff before you buy it.

Do you want to make a lot of power? Or would this engine be fine? If you want a lot of power, you're better off building something yourself (or having it built). I don't buy this crap about getting dirty and doing it yourself. I do what I can myself, but stuff that requires special tools or precise measurement/clearances I outsource to more qualified people.

back to the engine though - if you're thinking forced induction/n2o, make sure it's got forged internals. If you want a fair bit more power than stock, but want to go all motor, consider high compression and/or stroker stuff. This is all stuff you should figure out before buying anything.

unless you going to run like 10 psi or moreof boostor over a 150 shot a motor would be better off with HYP. pistons, a 302 block can not stand the power to justify a forged crank, forged rods are a good idea but again with a stock blockthey can not be justified. getting DIRTY and doing a little reshearch can save you an exstreme amount of money. <edited><editID>619socalstang</editID><editDate>38030.8015625</editDate></edited>