Black Snake

Hey everyone, I recently got a 302 short block that I got machined and bored over .30. Ive been looking for a 331 stroker kit but all the ones ive found are too expensive. Lowest price I founnd was $1200. But I found a 347 stroker kit for $800, I heard all about the 347 being natorious for burning oil, I have the money to get the kit now but I wanna know your opinion, should I just wait to get the 331 or just go for the 347? I want it sooo bad.

Heres the link for the 347: http://coasthigh.com/Specials/Specials_current.htm

Black Snake

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hatingyou

Sorry no feed back to help you but... How much did it cost you to have your block machined or did you do it yourself? I was planning on doing a 331 stroker within the next year or so, thats why I ask.

Black Snake

My Dad has a friend with a machine shop and he only charged me $350 to machine the block and polish and port the heads.


Also my next question is can I use the stock heads (polished and ported of course) running 10.0:1 compression? Also I think I may have to take the heads back to take them to w/61cc head and .015 deck is tht possible?

Quik

you may of heard the problems with a 347 but who are these ppl that are building those motors. a good shop with good parts shouldnt have a junk motor

you get what you pay for remember that, sometimes too cheap is bad same as too much is bad

depends on the flow rate of the stock heads if they will work with a larger motor

JD1969

I hear that the oil burning 347's are pretty much a thing of the past, I still be cautous of a cheap though. As for your heads, as Quik said it depends on much there are flowing , my gut tells me that you will see big gains with an aftermarket head though.

mdvaldosta

Yea the oil burning issues aren't a problem anymore with quality kits, the problem was from companies putting the piston pins up to the oil rings. The 331 is a much more desireable setup because you don't have issues with pin placement or the crappy rod ratio you get with 347's.

StangTangGT

331 Stroker Kit
DSS STROKER KITS --------------------------------- 306 ROTATING KIT 306 LONG ROD ROTATING KIT 331 STROKER KIT 347 STROKER KIT 408W STROKER KIT ------------------- MODULAR ------------------- 4.6 MOD ROTATING ASSEMBLY 5.0 MOD STROKER KIT

KIT Includes:

•DSS Pro-Lite forged pistons
•Forged polished I-beam rods with 3/8" ARP bolts
•Cast steel stroker crankshaft
•Moly rings
•Tri-metal rod and main bearings.

331 Pro Series Kits
includes: DSS Pro Series Pistons, Forged I-Beam rods, cast steel stroker crankshaft, moly rings, tri-metal rod and main bearings.
331RK1000 Pro Series Pistons - Flat Top/Inline/Twisted Wedge $939.95
331RK1001 Pro Series Pistons -13cc Max Quench/Inline/Twisted Wedge $979.95
331Pro-Lite Series Kits
includes: DSS Pro-Lite Series Pistons, Forged I-Beam rods, cast steel crankshaft, moly rings, tri-metal rod and main bearings.
331RK2000 Pro-Lite Pistons -3cc Flat Top/Inline $1095.95
331RK2001 Pro-Lite Pistons -13cc Max Quench/Inline $1135.95
331RK2002 Pro-Lite Pistons -3cc Flat Top/Twisted Wedge $1115.95
331RK2003 Pro-Lite Pistons -13cc Max Quench/Twisted Wedge $1155.95
331RK2004 Pro-Lite Pistons -18cc Max Quench/Inline/Twisted Wedge $1155.95


Balance your D.S.S. Stroker Kit for an additional $175

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go check what else i wrote in the general tech section in your post