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HELP WITH MY ENGINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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stang2841

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im sooo confused i finally got a car and i dont know what to do under the hood

331 stroker is almost out of the question due to machining and i dont want that strong of a engine right off the bat.....

so i was thinking of setting up a 306 all forged, a extremely strong bottom and just throw money at it until its ready for the supercharger

only thing is if i do everything right and run minimal boost could i run a supercharger and run it on the street everyday?
 

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are you coming from a 4 cylinder? if not i'd leave the stock motor in it.

but if you are gonna rebuild anyway a stroker kit is not more expensive to do than a 306 internal kit. but i wouldn't put a 4340 crank in a stock block, not worth it.

the cheapest option is use a stock crank, have it checked and buy a set of forged dss pistons and some i beam rods.
 

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From what I've read, the block will grenade before the stock cast internal parts ... never blown one up myself.

You can build it anyway you like, streetable or a track car, but as a general rule-of-thumb, the further away from stock power levels you go, the less reliable and streetablel your car becomes.

... but you can make 300-450rwhp that is has good street manners.

Get out yer pocket-book
 
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nah man , im getting a whole kit forged everything including crank, it was originally a 8 cylinder
 
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if you're gonna supercharge it later on, keep it low compression. People drive high peformance, supercharged cars every day, so it can be done; how much fun it is and how much you like it will likely depend on how you build it. You probably won't want a huge cam that makes all it's power in the high RPM's if you're gonna keep it on the street. Your best bet would probably be to find a combo you want and have a custom cam made - contact ed curtis at www.flowtechinduction.com
 
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