crusin92red5.0

here is the delima. i have about 3000-3500 to spend on my car and i need to make a educated decision. down the road i would like to have either a 331 or a 347 with aftermarket heads, intake, and all the accessories that come with it. Unfortunatly i don't have enough money to do it all. what should i do or what can i do. can i do the 331 now and use my stock heads and intake? i was thinking of afr 185cc and holley systemax or edlebrock for the intake. but if i just do the hci than i would go with 165cc. i just don't want to buy parts now and then a year from now when i can afford the other half of my setup and have to sell the 165's for 185cc. any info would help. oh and exactly what would i need besides a stroker kit to do the 331, like computer chip etc.... thanks

FullAuto

Buy a set of TW heads.

5spd GT

Do the stroker now, then add a well thought out H/C/I package to it later.

Do not expect a huge increase in power with just the stroker.

Think long term, and not short term.

That is my suggestion.

1991LX5.0

^ i disagree. You will be fine with the AFR185's if you know your going to stoke it later, you will be givving up a bit of low end torque though. But still with a nice H/C/I swap you will see 300+rwhp then once you save up you can stroke it. I think stroking it with the stock H/C/I is going to be a waste and wont give you much power unless you are upping the compression

95_302_StangMan

Doing just the stroker will give you next to nothing if you keep the stock h/c/i. Just save up another thousand or so and do it all at once. Also trick flow heads are cheaper and just as good afr's. If you are on a budget you could go with gt40p's but they aer not the greatest. Also i hear pro comp makes some decent aluminum heads for about $800 or so.

PJC Racing

Stock 302 parts will make stock 302 power.

nmerrill

Id go with the HCI, go ahead and buy the 185's if you are set on AFR's. I went with TF's because they will eventually be on a large inch windsor, and they have greater porting capability.

crusin92red5.0

so i should get the 185cc, which i fine with getting but what intake, cam and throttle body. will i feel any gains with this temporary setup. when i spend a couple thousand dollarsi hope i will feel some gain.

PJC Racing

I would contact Camshaft Innovations and see if you can get a custom cam and Trick Flow head package (designed for the 347), piston to valve clearance will be the concern. Then I would put a Holley Intake with 70-75 mm Throttle Bodywith 24-30 pound injectors on it. And yes you will feal the gain.

FullAuto

You heard wrong.