dougiefresh26

so i replaced my harmonic balancer thinking it would stop my vibration in the car and it did absolutely nothing so i had a friend who's a ford mechanic come check it out and it seems at 1400-1500 rpms my crankshaft is bangin around back n forth in my lower end aswell as higher rpms... either i wanted to get a crate motor or go for a rebuild n bore it out to a 347 n get a stroker kit... how much more expensive will it be to do a stroker? or would it just be a better idea to buy a brand new 302 n vortech it? thanks guys

pro tint

do a 331 stroker, if you do the work your self it could be done for under $1,500

dougiefresh26

i don't think i'm going to be boring out cilinders myself so i wont be able to do it all myself but most of it i can handle

89 mustang

stroker kit would only run you $1200 and the rest gose to the machine work

dougiefresh26

how much whp should i be putting down if i went with a stroker kit compared to the new 302 motor that puts out 345

2 kwik

thrush bearing is gone

dougiefresh26

yea i figured my thrust bearings are shot... another thing that made me think that was the oil bleeding a little around the main seal

2 kwik

yeah I'm sure you have a ton to much side clearance on all the main...best to just pull in now before you loose the block

pro tint

that is what I meant. i know you wouldnt be able to do the machine work yourself. when Ipriced mine it was about $1,375 for everything including machine work/parts/gaskets/assembly lube etc:

2 kwik

you can get the stroker kit for around 850.00