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Old 10-23-2006, 11:28 AM
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looking to rebuild my engine. all stock, maybe bore it a little. What are some good engine kits to look at? thanks
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Old 10-23-2006, 11:51 AM
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scat all forged 347 kit, is the way to go, b/c itll cost ya about the same money for a 306 or 331 and you are prolly going to do a H/C/I swap anyway might as well add some cubes,,,, then a blower
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Old 10-23-2006, 12:53 PM
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i've heard that the TrickFlow top-end kits are pretty nice and i was actually thinking about doing that when i get the money... heres the link to the page...

TrickFlow top-end kit
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Old 10-23-2006, 01:08 PM
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no, i'm not looking to do anything like that. Rebuild the engine. Pistons, rings, bearings. $hit like that
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Old 10-23-2006, 01:26 PM
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Federal Mogul has a nice rebuild kit on Summit for something like $450 w/ forged pistons, $290 with hypereutectic. Comes with rings, bearings, gaksets, all that good stuff. You can get them in overbore sizes too.
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