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wazazzle

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i've been checking out other people posts. it seems that there's a popular belief that a 347 cannot be a daily driver. you could drive it daily but it would wear the engine out faster. i'm a bit confused and would like to know if the oil burning/wrist pin prob is solved, could it be used as a daily driver without having to worry about wearing the engine out? i don't race or hit the track, basically its a hwy cruiser/commute. i don't care about gas$$$, just about reliability as a daily. or should i just get a 331 stroker? thanks
 
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We get too many of these posts. Contact whoever is going to build your engine and if they know what they are talking about, they will tell you that the 347 will not wear out faster.

Your question about the oil consumption has been answered at least a million times on this forums and the answer is yes it has been fixed. Sure go for the 331, but you're giving up 16 extra cubes which would equal more power.
 

Rick 91GT

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The power difference all being equal between a 331 and 347 is very little.

Yes, all the issues have been solved, I build them for daily drivers all day long.
 

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wazazzle said:
i've been checking out other people posts. it seems that there's a popular belief that a 347 cannot be a daily driver. you could drive it daily but it would wear the engine out faster. i'm a bit confused and would like to know if the oil burning/wrist pin prob is solved, could it be used as a daily driver without having to worry about wearing the engine out? i don't race or hit the track, basically its a hwy cruiser/commute. i don't care about gas$$$, just about reliability as a daily. or should i just get a 331 stroker? thanks
Click to expand...

Here's the answer to your question ... does the 331 have a reputation for consuming more oil than acceptable
 
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