kl92gt

im building a 331 stroker i was wondering all i should replace i know freeze plugs, im doing all arp bolts, oil pump, and timing chain, i have new lifters. what else should i replace?? pushrods? help me out if you can

I8urLS1

hey man, just did a 347. Definately replace your pushrods, and get a main cap support girdle. (protect your investment) Are your rocker arms original? Cam OE? I usually trust Fel-Pro gaskets exclusively. Valve springs, seals and guides if your not replacing heads.

kl92gt

im putting afr 185cc on it and i have roller rockers, i have a f-303 cam but i think im goin to get a better cam so i would need pushrods and main cap support gridle thanks

87mustang347

heres a few more tips, i just did a rbuild on my 347, new rear main seal and front timing chain seal. when u do your ioil pan gasket, use a 1 piece rubber gasket, not that four piece with the cork ****. thats basicly it. there might be a fewthings im fogetting but if i rememver anything else ill chime back in

wildcobrar

The F303 cam is a blower cam. You would be better off going with another cam if you are not going to use a blower. Main girdle for sure and I would run the Canton girdle, pil pan, pick up, High Volume pump and matching windage tray for the girdle to keep oil to the engine during sustained high RPM blasts.

stanglx2002

i would go with a better cam then that there are comp cams that you will get more power from then a (a b c Ford cam). Also yes you def need to change the pushrods and get harden ones and AFR reccommends you to change the springs over .500 lift anyways so you probably will need to change those as well bc you will have more lift then that. Def like said above use only rubber gaskets and 1 piece ones like on the oil and rear main seal you dont want those leaking.

kl92gt

i plan on having a blower or turbo by july because its my birthday so ill just stay with the f-303 since its a good cam for a blower thanks for your help

FullAuto

When talking about the girdle, I hope by "protecting your investment" you mean you are trying to save the crank and rods. The girdle is not going to keep your block from splitting. It will hold it together after the block splits and possibly allow you to reuse some of the rotatng assembly. But if you are buying a girdle to keep your block from splitting, you're wasting money.

J 85 GT

might be smart to change cam bearings as well.

DRIVNFOOL

If you are planning on going with boost in the future I would go ahead and O-ring the block. This can easily be done when building a new motor or have the shortblock out of the car. Also you can use the Fel-pro 8548-pt2 head gaskets, these are stock replacements and they work extremely well.

hope this info helps you out