i would go 351 from the start, are you staying N/A or going turbo/supercharged? and a C4 would get you there much faster and easier than a T5, one guy took .4seconds off his ET by switching to a C4, and i believe he was running low 11's
What kind of budget? If you don't want to spend a million $, just run a stock rebuilt shortblock. Forget the stroker and all that bs, it makes no sense whatsoever to waste good, expensive stroker internals in a stock block when you can easily go 9s with 302 cui. Pretty much any decent set of heads will work fine, Trick Flows, AFRs, Patriot, Canfield, GT40, Windsor Sr. etc. Twisted Wedges are the only 2.02" heads that you won't have to notch the stock pistons with. Run an f cam and a Holley Systemax. It's up to you which power adder to run. Nitrous will work, but will be a little more abusive. Pretty much any centrifugal blower will get you there as well. A turbo setup would work very nicely too. You have the best chance of making the most power safely with a turbo. You really don't have to go crazy with the build. About 425rwhp and 116-118mph will run pretty well into the 10s with traction.
The tranny is 100% personal preferance. A pro-shifted 5 spd would be a hell of a lot cooler than any auto, and usually a little faster, but the auto would be more consistant, reliable and easy to drive.
What kind of budget? If you don't want to spend a million $, just run a stock rebuilt shortblock. Forget the stroker and all that bs, it makes no sense whatsoever to waste good, expensive stroker internals in a stock block when you can easily go 9s with 302 cui. Pretty much any decent set of heads will work fine, Trick Flows, AFRs, Patriot, Canfield, GT40, Windsor Sr. etc. Twisted Wedges are the only 2.02" heads that you won't have to notch the stock pistons with. Run an f cam and a Holley Systemax. It's up to you which power adder to run. Nitrous will work, but will be a little more abusive. Pretty much any centrifugal blower will get you there as well. A turbo setup would work very nicely too. You have the best chance of making the most power safely with a turbo. You really don't have to go crazy with the build. About 425rwhp and 116-118mph will run pretty well into the 10s with traction.
The tranny is 100% personal preferance. A pro-shifted 5 spd would be a hell of a lot cooler than any auto, and usually a little faster, but the auto would be more consistant, reliable and easy to drive.
None of this really makes any sense.
Rebuilding a shortblock with good parts is not cheap, might as well get a stroker if you are paying machine shop costs..
Running 9's on a 302 is NOT easy, of course it can be done, but it's not easy.
And making the most power safely is certainly not a turbo.
And BTW, the money spend on a power adder definetely offsets the money save by not doing a stroker.
And if you only want 425rwhp why use a turbo to get it? Keep it simple 347's can make more than 425rwhp, and be far more reliable than a power adder setup.
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how does 118 mph run you deep into the 10's (in a 2,000 pound car maybe) 118 in a street car (3,400 pound car usually) will put you at a high 11 geez oh man come on. I run NMRA Pure Street and it is not easy by any means to get a fox to run 10's ask my wallet. This is the problem with keyboard mechanics always got the answers. Hit the track for you talk the smack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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