mjr46

OH GOODIE!! we have a trick flow tech now[sm=happy046.gif][sm=happy046.gif]now there will be instant and direct confirmation of combos...welcome!!!

MusicCam94

THANK YOU! that is a serious help. as far as a 331 vs. a 347, i heard that the 347 has more wear and tear and the motor, and this is going to be my daily driver. im not going to hammer it on a daily basis, and i dont drive a lot, but is it going to be more wear on the motor?

And as far as the trick flow goes, im definately going with that intake system cuz in the comparisons i've read it pretty much is the best for the buck, so im going to have to piece together that system

MusicCam94

AND, what size throttle body for the 331 or the 347?

67mustang302

Theoretically a 347 has more piston side loading, but realistically it won't make a difference in terms of wear. Things like bearings and oil pumps will wear out before pistons/rings will in a 347. As long as you have a good lubrication system, use quality parts, build it well and maintain it well, it won't be an issue. The only real difference comes from piston velocity limiting rpm potential, and since most street cars will never see the rpm limit of even a 347, if you stroke it, go all the way.

r.barn

Ok, head cam and TB combo depends on how much power
you want out of this motor.

You're kinda started off on the wrong foot here. You cant just start throwing
parts at a stroker motor and get good power. You need a plan.
You cant put 302 parts on a 331/347 and expect them to perform right.
Nothing wrong with Trickflow intake, but you need a Track Heat intake or TFS-R intake
for a stroker, NOT the Street Heat like comes in that kit.

I just did a 347 combo for my coupe project. I expect close to 400rwhp
and it be a nice dailey driver with attitude.

347 short block - basic all forged combo with flat top pistons -- $1,700
Custom cam and head package from Jay Allen ---- $2,000
Edlebrock RPM-II intake with port matching to heads
80mm TB
1 3/4 LT's
10.8 - 1 compression.

Nothing wrong with 347. Used to be an issue, but thats an old school
problem that better parts have solved.

If you want to do it right with Trickflow parts I would use.
Trickflow Street/Strip Twisted Wedge (aka Track Heat heads)
Trickflow TrackHeat or "R" intake
Custom Cam


Custom cam will make your engine combo. And give 20-40+rwhp over an off the shelf cam

MusicCam94

Ok, so if im going to run the track heat intake with that cnc 185cc head, where should i be looking to get a cam from? and, where should i be looking for a stroker kit? or should i juts piece together a stroker kit?

r.barn

After you add up buying the stroker kit and having all the machine work
done to your block, you can just buy a pre-built short block for same cost
and still have your old engine as a spare to sell or do something with later.

You spend $800-900 for stroker kit and another $800-900 in machine work and
you just spent same thing as prebuilt short block for a pile of parts.

www.fordstrokers.com and www.racingproductsonline.com and others
make decent short blocks for $1,700-1,800

I got a "Head/Cam" combo from Jay Allen. www.camshaftinnovations.com
It came with Canfield heads, billet custom cam and timing chain. With matching springs for the cam.
It was about $2,000.
Tell him what you want for power and rpm and how you will use it and he will make it
just the way you want. No guessing if it will work. He sells Trickflow, Canfield, AFR.

88BlueGT

Wow, we have a TrickFlow tech on here now.......... nice.

only90s

TrickFlowTech....Welcome

Now I will have some techincal assistance when I argue with the AFR guys

FullAuto

I'm not sure anyone has pointed it out yet, but if you're ordering a stroker kit, depending on the brand of kit and whose piston they use, those heads may or may not work. For example, if you are buying a Scat kit from someone, their standard pistons will not have valve reliefs for a Twisted Wedge. To use a TW heads, it's a different PN of piston and you have to specify. If the kit had been upgraded to Probe pistons or it's a Probe kit, then Probe put both standard inline valve reliefs and TW valve reliefs in their flattop and dished pistons. You would only need a specific piston is you ordered a Probe dome piston. Anyway, just make sure when ordering a kit you buy one with valve reliefs for those heads.

Also, I wouldn't have a problem running the standard 170cc TW head on a 331 or 347. Chances are you're going to throw away a lot more hp in other areas to worry about any gains from the 185cc version. And as for the 331 vs. 347, I'd always take a 347, but that's not really the subject of this thread.