Ok, I have a 94 GT with a tired 180k + 302 in it.
My budget will be about 3500-4000$
The original plan was to take this 351 motor I have to a machine shop and get it rebuilt with some forged pistons, throw a set of aluminum heads on it and boost it later on. I'm not too concerned with how much power it makes before the boost as long as it's reliable.
But of course like most people, when I actually have the cash I start doing more research and looking at all the options.
I have sitting in my shop a low mileage 302 that is clean as a whistle and is in perfect shape. I could buy up a set of used aluminum heads for it, get a cam and throw some boost at it with the difference in funds I'd still have left. I'm seeing Vortech kits for around 1500 bucks or less, which really has me thinking. Even better, I can buy a complete BG turbo kit for 2500.00. Not too bad..
So now I have to make a choice. Keep in mind that I will probably never race this combo on a track and the car at the most will only ever see drag radials, never slicks. So I don't need the best of everything from either engine, just something to toy around with on the street.
What should I do?
My budget will be about 3500-4000$
The original plan was to take this 351 motor I have to a machine shop and get it rebuilt with some forged pistons, throw a set of aluminum heads on it and boost it later on. I'm not too concerned with how much power it makes before the boost as long as it's reliable.
But of course like most people, when I actually have the cash I start doing more research and looking at all the options.
I have sitting in my shop a low mileage 302 that is clean as a whistle and is in perfect shape. I could buy up a set of used aluminum heads for it, get a cam and throw some boost at it with the difference in funds I'd still have left. I'm seeing Vortech kits for around 1500 bucks or less, which really has me thinking. Even better, I can buy a complete BG turbo kit for 2500.00. Not too bad..
So now I have to make a choice. Keep in mind that I will probably never race this combo on a track and the car at the most will only ever see drag radials, never slicks. So I don't need the best of everything from either engine, just something to toy around with on the street.
What should I do?