Economy 347 shortblock, whos the best?

281pony · Jan 9, 2010

i don't want to start some battle, i'm just beginning to seriously look for a shortblock. i'll be ready in about a week to lay down full payment. i want a fairly basic setup.

hyper or forged is fine, it will be n/a. street driven, 6500 rpm, twisted wedge heads, stock block. i just NEED someone with proven longevity behind them

i had a chp 331 years ago. i just want a decent shortblock for a good price. i dont want to spend alot on this if possible. is rnh the guy still? im only familiar honestly with dss, chp and brief reading today of rnh's website.

Grn92LX · Jan 9, 2010

Rick91GT @ rnh is the man to speak with.

281pony · Jan 9, 2010

Grn92LX said:
Rick91GT @ rnh is the man to speak with.

i know you have experience with him. can you PM me a price on his economy shortblock if you know it?

gt40_2003wes · Jan 9, 2010

ford strokers check out there website very quality stuff. fordstrokers.com

tannerc91gt · Jan 9, 2010

+1 for fordstrokers.com Woody is the man

Grn92LX · Jan 10, 2010

281pony said:
i know you have experience with him. can you PM me a price on his economy shortblock if you know it?

Email or call him to go over everything. price varies with different options. I was very happy with what I paid for what I received

85_SS_302_Coupe · Jan 10, 2010

Posted via Mobile Device you might want to consider looking into a used stroker. Sometimes you can get a better quality assembly that may just need freshened up and end up spending around the same or even less.

281pony · Jan 10, 2010

85_SS_302_Coupe said:
Posted via Mobile Device you might want to consider looking into a used stroker. Sometimes you can get a better quality assembly that may just need freshened up and end up spending around the same or even less.

yeah. im also considering that. i honestly don't want to spend quite as much as some of this stuff costs. i've just had terrible luck with used things, let alone a shortblock. so i'm going to watch for some deals. if i can pick up a used, well documented shortblock for 1100-1300ish i might go that route. versus the 2100+ cost for a new one it seems.

i even tried to roughly compare costs of a 347 setup to a 408 setup. it's not much different, except i start to choke the engine out without buying entirely new supporting mods.

all i know, is i want more power for cheap.

gt40_2003wes · Jan 10, 2010

the day mine came in from ford strokers.

S&B · Jan 10, 2010

wouldn't waste my money , just get a 351 and spend the money on some used heads

281pony · Jan 10, 2010

i have tfs heads now. they are just an old school casting. so i wanted to get the new "fast as cast" or whatever heads. atleast some ported ones. i figure i'll sell mine for like 500-600 cause they are in great working shape. they just laid down good dyno numbers.

so right there, im looking at another 800+ for replacing heads, 2300 + with a shortblock shipped, custom cam, longtubes, blah blah. it adds up so quick, im tempted to just throw on some nitrous.

there is a roller 351 shortblock locally for cheap. i guess i can grab that and build a stroker on the side. i just want to explore all angles here for my best price/performance. stroked 302, 302 + boost, 351, 351 stroked. lots of options.

gt40_2003wes · Jan 10, 2010

281pony said:
i have tfs heads now. they are just an old school casting. so i wanted to get the new "fast as cast" or whatever heads. atleast some ported ones. i figure i'll sell mine for like 500-600 cause they are in great working shape. they just laid down good dyno numbers.

so right there, im looking at another 800+ for replacing heads, 2300 + with a shortblock shipped, custom cam, longtubes, blah blah. it adds up so quick, im tempted to just throw on some nitrous.

there is a roller 351 shortblock locally for cheap. i guess i can grab that and build a stroker on the side. i just want to explore all angles here for my best price/performance. stroked 302, 302 + boost, 351, 351 stroked. lots of options.

i got my 347 and didn't really do alot of work right off because of lack of funds. thats the reason for my current setup, BUT i now have the money to actually put the parts on it to get the HP out that it's capable of. my plans are by the end of feb to have a set of 205 trick flow high ports, box R intake, and custom cam aswell gonna try my best to hit the 400 rwhp mark NA.

281pony · Jan 10, 2010

well i want to keep stuff as simple of a picture as possible now with the option to make more down the road. so i am leaning towards a small blower right now. novi 1000, maybe an s-trim.

if/when my shortblock can't take it (i want like 5 pounds) then ill either do a 302/331/347, more boost, better heads, whatever. for now, i can do a blower setup/tune/supporting mods for under 2k.

compared to 4k + for comparible end power results with my 347 route.

Economy 347 shortblock, whos the best?

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gt40_2003wes

I did sound a wee bit gay there.

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This last 25% is foreign territory at this point

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it sucks (I know) to be on the receiving end

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gt40_2003wes

I did sound a wee bit gay there.

S&B

I hate my CT. :(

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I did sound a wee bit gay there.

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