92FOX

Alright this is the deal 1993 Mustang GT.! 5.0 ,

Current mod's : 3:73'S , BBK CAI , TB , Holley SystemMax Manifold. Electric Fan , Ford Racing Radiator!!...


My Engine : Took a ****!!!! , Shortblock 302 , OIL Pump went bad & Destroyed my Bearing!.

Budget $3,000

MY GOAL!!: I planned on doing a 347 Stroker ! BUT , Budget is 3K , Decent Budget i guesS?

My Questions Are ?

BLOCK: What kind of block do i go with , Bare Block? Or Short Block Assembled like dss? Rember i need to save money for install lol.

HEAD & Cam? : Whats a good flowing head Under $1000 , My opinion was PATRIOT , BUT I WANT TO HEAR YOURS!!!

Overall i want to build a dependle street/strip car ! , I got 10k invested in mar car and im still now done and getting agrevated! so it has to be dependable . i would like to make from 375-450 HP Range!

Can i get this power with a 302 - HEAD- CAM ? .

I plan do be motor car , maybe some spray ? ... give me all your insights guys i need everything ! F

mjr46

375 to 450 rwhp will be tough on a 3k budget....you want a well built 347 short block.....www.fordstrokers.com.... add a set of decent heads like afr 185's or trick flow 190 as cast heads and a decent intake and tune and all supporting mods and 380 rwhp will be a reality oh and 375 to 450 won't happen on a h/c/i 302 without a power adder

92FOX

WHATS THE MOST POWER A 302 h/c/i MADE TO YOUR KNOLEDGE

mjr46

^^^^^^^that question can have a range of answers, now take this statement for what it is, cause there will always be exceptions to the rule.......most average budget h/c/i 302's using the factory ford rotating assembley end up producing anywhere from 280 rwhp to 310 rwhp and the upper limit being with a dyno tune/ chip....this is the average......like I said were talking just bolt it on and go deal.....there are tons of tricks that can be done to up the level of hp but mods cost money.....I've never dynoed my builds as I have gauged them in terms of et's and my last h/c/i 302 in my 85 was a dome piston short block and the h/c/i on it was 11 to 1 compression and it ran 12.20's @112 so rwhp if I had to guess was most likely around 320 to 330

jtmustang

i have seen 306's in the 9's with around 600 hp , but those were strait race cars

and for that power and budget the only way would be a rebuilt shortblock,decent alum. heads,trickflow intake, and a decent cam and a good 100-150 shot and can all be had for 3 thousand on good budget shopping.

92FOX

So , ? lol . What should i do , ? My blocks bareings or bad? Does that mean that i can used my block it has 160,000 miles should i just remove the block hot tank it clean it and throw a 302 assmbley back in new assembley? or just replaced the bareing ?

And bore it 0.30 over ? make it a 306 - AFR 185 With comp cam ? Can i get close to 400 then?

crusin92red5.0

you're not going to get there without spraying 100-150 shot. plus the 306, hci

crusin92red5.0

rebuild the block and through a supercharger on it, you'll be close to 350-375

92FOX

So in order to get close to 400HP, Must do a 347 OR 331 + H/C/I .?

mjr46

with a 160k on the bottom end I'd pull it and rebuild it and bore it .030.....but by the time you do all that you could probably buy a 306 ready to go for 1200 to 1400......a well built 306 with tfs fast as cast 170 cc or 190cc and custom cam will yield you a power producing combo, yeah it'll cost a tad more but what's worse..spending twice as much later on to redo a disappointing combo???.....afr 165's or 185's will work...when I used 185's on my 306 I had dome pistons and it worked well and I threw a 100 shot on top of that and ran 11.34 @ 120..........so if you plan to throw juice to your 306 combo then 400 will be possible with a 100 shot