funfisher1101

hey guys, I am an idiot so dont treat me like one PLEASE.
I have an 88 lx hatch. 4 cyl car w/5.0 swap. from the back fwd I have a 8.8w/4.10( or 4.11's as I said I'm an idiot, actually the guy before me made that swap) 190lph pump, off road x pipe dual chamber flowmasters, BBk shories. Edelbock performer EFI intake, "B" cam, stock heads and a paxton s/c with 6 psi boost. And a stock AOD tranny. with this set up I run mid 12's at Bristol in the 1/4.
Now heres my problem, I spun a bearing and trashed my crank and one rod. I have a $2,000. budget so should I build a 347 or shoud I buy a short block from my friend for $200. and re-ring it( it was rebuilt 200 miles ago but he says for some reason the rings just didnt seat?) If I go with the short block I can get a set of Edelbrock performer heads. I would like to break into the 10's. What do you think?

w8less

if i were u i would just buy the 347 stroker and forge everything that way u could up the boost a lil bit but u won't have very much money left over. my 347 stroker is costing me almost 1800 dollars but its being set up for boost. just my opinon

FullAuto

First thing I'd like to know is what model of Paxton you are running. If it's a Novi 1000, then there is something we can work with. No matter what, you're going to need new heads . And with what you're starting with, you won't be going 10s for $2k more. I think you could do it for $3k-3500 though (if it's a Novi 1000). If you could settle for maybe a sub-11.50, then I think it can be done for $2k using your friends shortblock.

tinman

Concur, I don't think 2K would build a truly good 347.....