noobie with a stock stang

if you are gonna get into that kind of boost you will need a new transmission

that's too much boost my friend on a stock 302...5-6psi is more like it...Vortech makes the SC-Trim with all the things you need for $1700.00...5.0's don't need all that boost to go fast...

tremec, Just bought a sc-trim it will be at my house wed i plan on running no more than 10lbs of boost. my engine is comeing out soon and is geting re-built with a summit re-build kit,canton oil pan,ed curtis cam,afr 185cc heads(of courrse notched piston heads) edelbrock intake. i plan to dyno at 10lbs of boost no less than 500hp to the wheels and run high 10's on my re-built 302.But that is my set up for you 14 will be to much buy the vortech it is your best bet and is cheap too.

For that kind of boost, you are going to need a low compression dished piston. Forged pistons, h beam rods and a steel crank if money is no object. Balance and blueprint everything. After that, pick a set of heads you like, call a cam company for a cam. Get some big injectors and a serious FMU.

OH yeah before we get into all that exotic stuff, lets build a foundation. Or we can work on the foundation while the motor is being built.

You are going to need to have your torque boxes welded/reinforced. Upgrade the axles (for slicks) change control arms or box the stock ones. Put some good bushings in the rear and some serious subframe connectors. Up front, we mainly need better brakes (to keep you from running over camaros when you lap them) and possibly a tubular crossmember to make things lighter.

Wallet crying yet? Most people dont get that HP level overnight. They build up on it. You can build into the power and not rebuy parts if you plan everything out.

A stroker is an engine with a longer throw (stroke) crankshaft that causes the piston to move farther down the bore and increase the motor size. Common 302 strokers are a 331, and a 347. Common 351 strokers are 393, 408 and 427.

How many miles are on your car? If you decide on the supercharger you should do a compression and maybe even a leak down test to make sure your motor is up for it. I would recommend getting a nice H/C/I first. Trick Flow makes a Street and Track kit for $2050 and $2100. It's a great bang for your buck. Then buy a smaller supercharger like a Novi 1000 or Vortech SC-Trim and you should be at or above 400whp. That is more than enough for a stock 302. Any more than 470whp and you are seriously risking cracking the block. You will also probably need a new tranny, like a Tremec, and your clutch will definately not last. Basically it will be pretty expensive! I think you should do the basic bolt-ons first (pulleys, exhaust, gears), then work your way up as money allows. Have fun!

yeah way too much for stock engine, you will blow a headgasket in a heartbeat, you need money to boost.... becuase you have to get a better tranny, suspension, everything... or it will not hold up.....

Boring is when you increase displacement by removing material from the cylinder walls, its also a means to unshroud the pistons, and achieve perfect round in the cylinder bore. Stroking is installing a different crankshaft with a larger swing so that the pistons come down farther and go up farther. By taking a standard 302, installing a stroker crank and boring the block 30 over, you would have a 331 or 347 depending on which crank kit you got. More displacement equals more power. The boring is good for 5-6 cubic inches, and the stroking makes for the other 40 cubes. I would say, if money isnt an issue and your going to redo the engine, then buy a DSS short block and AFR heads. For a stroker you should go with AFR 185's, which means that the intake runners are 185 cc's. The larger the cc runner, the more rpms and power it can support because it will allow more air to flow to the combustion chamber. Too large and the car will be sluggish off the line, but a screamer at high rpms that your engine may not be able to handle. Since you are running a super charger, I would recommend no more than 9.0 to 1 compression ratio. When you order your engine kit, make sure they know that you are using a power adder. This will mandate forged low compression pistons with valve reliefs for the AFR 185 2.02 intake valves or any head you buy with larger valves. If you are going to run your stock pistons, then you'll either need to buy TrickFlow heads with 2.02 canted valves, or no more than 1.94 intake valves. All aftermarket heads except trickflow use the standard valve angle which will hit your piston if they are larger 2.02 valves. Only trickflow cants the valves so they wont hit, and then you can run 2.02 valves. The optimal setup would be a 331 or 347 stroker with at least forged pistons, and I-beam rods, 9.0to1 comp, custom cam, AFR 185 heads, intake of your choice, and a 75mm throttle body. But this is just cracking the ice on this subject. There are a million things to think of, but this will give you a rough idea. Check the sites for AFR, TrickFlow, Vortec, and DSS to get a good idea of how all the parts work together and what each part they make is used for and how much it costs. if your going with a blown stroker, then get either a Tremec TKO, T56 6 speed, or GForce T-5. Again, there are a bunch of things to go with tranny choice. You'll need a either a spec clutch or centerforce dual friction to hold that kind of power.

How about taking all that money and labor and putting it into the not as cool to showoff stuff -- like good suspension and frame work. Then you have a solid foundation that even the stock motor loves...setups with nothing more than some typical bolt-ons and a good suspension go 12's easily at the track.

SmockDoiley said:

...unshroud the pistons...

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Unshroud the valves. You cant unshroud the pistons.

Thats what I meant, I typed alot and fast.