Was thinking about having my stock 302 block stroked to a 331, what are the advantages/disadvantages in doing so, does a 331 give you more horsepower, I know it gives you torque but just can't decide if I want to do this or not, I plan to get the lower compression pistons since I'm running a Kenne Bell so to help lower chances of detonation & maybe to be able to run more timing ?
331 Stoker kit ?
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shttygtstang
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To my knowledge, there's not an intercooler for a KB on a 5oh yet. Kennedys says they're working on one to retail but no news yet. I'm running 8 lbs. My current fuel setup is not capable of supporting more. I'm working that issue as we speak. I'll get numbers once I get the mass air conversion done and the exhaust opened up a bit.
Well I tried 2 cams & both of em made me loose power so I figured a 331 since I did not want to buy new heads because I just bought these y303's a few months ago & raising boost did not seem to do nothing.
Hopefully someone else can chime in to the hp/tq gains from a 331 stroker over stock..........
Hopefully someone else can chime in to the hp/tq gains from a 331 stroker over stock..........
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if you wanna lower boost ray you can allways a hive thsat by thicker head gaskets.. but yeah rick91gt is a great source
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Just thought I'd throw this out there and someone should correct me if im wrong but... If you are planning to run a 331 and are considering dropping the compression to run more boost.... you may have the wrong blower... the 1.5L KB is a great blower (I tried to get one instead of my Vortech) but it's not capable of alot of power. It's more suited for smaller displacement/lower boost applications. It is possible to have too much engine for the 1.5 KB, to the point where it isn't helping to have it on there.
I am not totally sure if this will be the case for you, but a 331 with lowered compression would mean you would have to spin the blowers pully pretty fast to see any real useable boost.
Dagger can probably chime in on this one and set me straight
I am not totally sure if this will be the case for you, but a 331 with lowered compression would mean you would have to spin the blowers pully pretty fast to see any real useable boost.
Dagger can probably chime in on this one and set me straight
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Im sure having any positive atmospheric pressure(see sig) would help that 331 more then hurt it, it comes down to CFMs and how well that Kenne Bell can breathe.poneypower89 said:Just thought I'd throw this out there and someone should correct me if im wrong but... If you are planning to run a 331 and are considering dropping the compression to run more boost.... you may have the wrong blower... the 1.5L KB is a great blower (I tried to get one instead of my Vortech) but it's not capable of alot of power. It's more suited for smaller displacement/lower boost applications. It is possible to have too much engine for the 1.5 KB, to the point where it isn't helping to have it on there.
I am not totally sure if this will be the case for you, but a 331 with lowered compression would mean you would have to spin the blowers pully pretty fast to see any real useable boost.
Dagger can probably chime in on this one and set me straight
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On another note, he never mentioned the 1.5 KB, so maybe the Blowzilla is still open for suggestion.
poneypower89
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sirsureshot39 said:
Nope, I seen it (the 1.5l kb) in his sig....
I figured he would just be re-using it. The only reason I brought my original post up was because I've seen a lot of guys sell their 1.5l after moving to a 347 stroker and realizing the blower was too little to be efficient.EDIT: Also wanted to know... Where did you get that description from???
Well I may not really raise boost but maybe 1 pound but wouldn't ya think I'd be able to just a bit & maybe some more timing @ the top with a lower compression ratio, I don't know how low & am open for suggestions but I figure somewhere around 8.6 would be perfect considering stock is what 9.0 ?
