Progress Thread finally tuning (and more)

[JD1964]

I honestly hate this part particularly, for people actively planning for boost when something like this is discovered.

I hear ya. I’m lucky I can do all this myself. What would really suck is having to send your car out to pay ridiculous amounts of money and half the time not even knowing what the F they’re doing with your car. I can handle this, but I just really didn’t want to spend this money. The work doesn’t bother me too much, but the money does. Although, I know other people spend way way more money on their cars than I do.

 

[Noobz347]

The hill that drives me nuts is that machine work is going to cost about the same no matter the block.

Two bolt? Four Bolt?

 

[JD1964]

I’m leaning Dart SHP or Blueprint. Both about $3k. I thought I was reading that price is machined and ready to go. Except for maybe cam bearings

 

[JD1964]

I like my stock rotating assembly. Factory forged pistons and it was entirely balanced and rebuilt less than 3k miles ago.

 

[Noobz347]

BOSS 302 ENGINE BLOCK

Unleash legendary power with the BOSS 302 Engine Block, expertly crafted by Ford Performance Engineers for unmatched strength and versatility. Built from diesel-grade iron, it's your ultimate choice for dominating both track and street. Ford Performance Engineers have designed the replacement...

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[JD1964]

BOSS 302 ENGINE BLOCK

Unleash legendary power with the BOSS 302 Engine Block, expertly crafted by Ford Performance Engineers for unmatched strength and versatility. Built from diesel-grade iron, it's your ultimate choice for dominating both track and street. Ford Performance Engineers have designed the replacement...

paulsautomotiveengineering.com

This definitely sparks my interest

 

[Noobz347]

It's like right in the middle.

 

[JD1964]

So on that one it would need the cylinders machined and honed to my pistons, corrrct?

 

[Noobz347]

Yes... You would have the block machined to your rotating assembly.

 

[JD1964]

I been reading around the web and see that cracking is coming at this area of the late model stock 302 roller blocks. I’m definitely going to upgrade. I’m going to do some research and maybe connect the various aftermarket block makers and see how ready they are off the shelf for a stock bore stock stroke rotating assembly. The Dart or the Blueprint may only need finish honing whereas the Boss block would also need boring. Point is, I don’t mind a slightly more expensive block that needs less machining to be ready for assembly.

 

[JD1964]

By the way, in hindsight, the block cracked first and as I continued to try and tighten the nut, the threads stripped.

More hindsight; the leak I was attempting to fix was small. So small I bet stop leak would have handled it.

 

[JD1964]

Depending on how expensive and time consuming a bare block plus machining is, I’m also contemplating an assembled short block. Don’t need a cam or timing set. Just a block with crank, rods and pistons, and cam bearings already installed.