Good Rotating Assembly

[dcurtis]

Just wondering if someone could recommend a good rotating assembly for my 302 build, top-end is gonna be windsor jr's, afm n-41, pro magnum 1.6's, 70mm tb, 76mm maf, 24lb injectors, 190lph fuel pump, still undecided on intake, I found one kit at Flatlander Racing but wondering if there is anything you would recommend over this kit? This is also the only place I've found a rotating assembly for a stock stroke 302, all the others I found were for a 331 or a 347.
The kit has a Pro-Line 5140, or a Pro-Line 4340 forged 3.0 stroke crank, Pro-Line or Skat 4340 h-beam rods, and either SRP or JE forged flat top pistons. The price is 1299.00, does that sound good?
I would like to get the 5140 forged crank (it's 200 dollars less than the 4340 crank), as far as the rods and pistons go, which ones would you recommend, the pro-lines or skat for rods, and srp or the je pistons? Or would you recommend a whole other kit? Wanting a mostly street car that can also take a little beating at the track if I want it to.

Thanks for your help.

 

[91 HATCH]

I would use the kit you are talking about and the scat rods with either piston just make sure it is all forged

 

[vristang]

A good business to contact would http://www.fordstrokers.com/
Jim runs this company, and he is a pleasure to work with.
He is one those rare dudes that will sit on the phone and explain the technical questions you ask.
If ANYTHING goes wrong, he supports you completely.

*leg hump off*



But here are a couple of other things to consider...

Why not go 331 or 347?
If you are going to replace the crank/rods/pistons, then why not increase displacement while your at it...???

The use of forged internals has been heavily debated in stock blocks. The forged internals are capable of handling more than enough power to split a factory 302 block in half.

Hope that helps a little,
jason

 

[88mouse]

Im with vristang. The price of the stroker kit is going to be the same as a stock displacement kit so you may as well upgrade. I would also go with the forged internals.

 

[dcurtis]

I've actually been looking into the 331 kit, yesterday I finally got around to comparing prices and I can get the 331 for another 60 bucks, I don't want the 347 for sure though, not that I wouldn't like it to be a 347, I just truthfully don't need that much power and the 331 will prolly last me a little bit longer, it's going to be mostly street driven but only about 3 days a week since I will be geting another daily driver for gas mileage, and that extra 60 bucks should be good for another 50 or so horses, do the 331's require a tune, I know they would run better with a tune but would it need a tune right off or could I build it and drive it?
I just looked at fordstrokers.com and I am really liking the 331 Liberator short block, looks like a very good deal as the rotating kit I want is about 1300.00 dollars and I can get the entire shortblock from them for only 1700.00 dollars, which would probably be less than having to have my stock block worked over and having to assemble everything myself.
Anyways I guess I am going to start looking more into the 331 stroker shortblock, and thanks for the help.

 

[88mouse]

You don't have to have it tune. Me and a buddy of mine built his 347 back in feb and its still running on stock computer. It don't run good untill the motor gets hot and the computer figures out what the H3ll is going on. But other than that it runs good. 331's don't require the machine work that the 347's do. Will have to be bored but the block doesn't have to be clearnced.

 

[vristang]

Before you decide that a 331 will last longer than a 347, give Jim a call (@ fordstrokers).

Even a basic tune will help a stroker motor drive better.
Unleashing the full power potential is only part of the benefit, the other benefit to a J3 tune is the drivability improvement.


jason

 

[dcurtis]

whats a J3 tune? I dont know anything when it comes to tuning a computerized car, or even where to have it done, all I ever had before my stang was an 82 and an 86 chevy silverado one was stock and the other I built the engine for and it had around 400 horses, but all I had to do for it was adjust the timing and carb and take off in it, a little differant for the stang, do I have to take it somewhere with a dyno or what?