twcblackhand6970

My mechanic has a 351 short block with TRW (something like that) pistons plus a cam with 226 duration. He wants 800 for it. And he'll throw in a GT-40 intake for 400. Should I take the engine w/ or w/o the intake and get a better intake or should I just rebuild my stock 5.0. Which would be cheaper and would give me best life.

chazmcgee

i think 351 would be better bang for buck.

i don't know much between 5.0s and 5.8's? but from what i here thats where the party's at

PJC Racing

Cheaper: stick with the 8.2" deck (302), If you go with the 351 (9.5" deck)there are other things you are going to have to buy to get it to fit in the car (exhaust, oil pan, flywheel- 28oz) It's not a drop in. Here's another thing, a properly built 347 (8.2" deck) will open a can of woop a$$ on a stock stroke 351 with the same parts.

twcblackhand6970

Well, I can get block for 800 and rest stuff for like 1000 maybe, wouldn't 1600 be cheaper than the cost of stroking the old block?

mjr46

go 351!! no replacement for displacement..sure it'll cost a few beans for the extra stuff..but the power will be worth it over a 302...and the gt-40 intake?? if it's for a 302 it won't work on the 351

officer4c13

this is true but if you go with the 351 and all that it takes to put it in now andif you ever want to go with a strocker you can do it to the 351 and really open a can of woop *** on any 347.

WhiteWindsor

Do you have any head yet?

twcblackhand6970

no heads yet, the intake upper is the gt-40, idk about lower. im not factoring heads into cost because im going to get new heads for 302 if i stick with it, so same cost there regardless. and im buying 24# injectors regardless of 302 or 351. i have another question to add that i forgot, what size fuel pump will i need for 24# injectors? and the cam is 226 duration, is that good?

cody91mustanglx

go with the 351, i spent 2200 on rebuilding my 302

cody91mustanglx

bbk 190 fuel pump or 255