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300hp-400hp for under $3,000? Not hard and no need for fancy aluminum heads either. Head to a wrecker and pick yourself ap a used GT40(P) top end combo from a wrecked '95-'00 Ford Explorer, add a nice off the shelf or custom cam to the mix, then either A) add all of the usual bolt ons. That'll get you into the 320-340hp range (flywheel of course) and still give you a few bucks to spare. Or B) Have the Heads/Intake ported and stroke your current longblock to 331-347ci. That'll get you in the same ballpark. The 400hp range will be a little more difficult, but doable. Same top end, but instead of fooling aroudn with bolt ons, or cubes, pony up the bucks for an Vortech S-Trim or equivalent supercharger sytem. It'll get you there.