I ve looked at them from summit, I'm not sure what price T and L will give you for them they have alot of other suppliers most only sell to businesses so their price maybe competative. Here is a link for summit looks like they range from $ 175 to $ 350



http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...72&D=%2D121672

 

So you say the stroked 347 has a decreased life span, but u will use it as ur daily driver? Cuz thats what this Mach 1 will be for, and which is why stroking it scares me. Reliability.

It would also be nice to build up the 351 myself. Or would i be getting myself in too deep?

 

under normal driving conditions the 347 is a good motor, but under heavy acceleration with small mains are know to crack or brake with large amonts of hp. If you want to do a lot of racing go with a new dart block they have 351 mains and are 4 bolt, in a 302 size block and can be bored out to .185 over at a cost of 2 or 3K for the block alone though.

 

I would be looking into only working with the horsepower that the engine is dyno'ed at. That would be 400hp and 410 torque. Correct? If i run it at that (daily driver. Probably won't go to the track more than 4 times a year, IF that.) there shouldn't be much of a problem with reliability, Right?



Chris

 

you shouldn't have any more problem than if it were a built up 302. I would still put the gridle on it just to be save.

 

I am also looking for a 302/351 crate engine that will put out about 350-400hp as my daily driver. I'm not too sure what tranny I want to go with, a T-56 or to rebuild my C4... Let us know what you go with in the end and how it turns out

 

347 is the best bet...make sure the wrist pins arent in the oil ring tho..thats never good....also id stick with the c4 rebuilt...cheap and fast.

 

ya but, sticks are so much fun

 

you can get shift kits for them pretty cheap...might not be the best idea for the street, but what do i know.

 

I will... I'm probably looking to order my engine by the end of this month, this way, i'll have it for july-ish. I'll let you all know how it turns out...


Chris