stroker kit or supercharger
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Kabuki_notch
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Supercharger...and save on the side for the engine build up.. I had the same question on my hands I went with the SC and will be saving so next winter I can drop in a 331.
Black1987Stang
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Since you already have the heads, i would buy a sportsman block, and a forged 347 rotating assembly. Will be maybe 200 more dollars than what you have. You then have to get the block machined though. Take your time, 2 grand is a lot of money. I would take the route that gets you to the 347 fast, just because i want the bigger cubes 
89white50 said:Since you already have the heads, i would buy a sportsman block, and a forged 347 rotating assembly. Will be maybe 200 more dollars than what you have. You then have to get the block machined though. Take your time, 2 grand is a lot of money. I would take the route that gets you to the 347 fast, just because i want the bigger cubes
Hmm, I would not say all of that, I just bought a sportsman block & it cost $1800 alone then a 347 stroker kit costs around $1100, that's $2900 already with out the $750 - $1000 in machine work & then you got all the other little things like freeze plugs, oil pump, girdle, oil pan, seals, gaskets, etc, etc & then you still got to put everything together & have it balanced, etc,etc.
what about calling up chp or a similar company and getting an estimate of a shortblock with a sportmans block?
i paid 1800 for my 331 shortblock with all forged internals, including crank. personally since its a bigger project i would do the shortblock first. then if you want the power later on do the blower.
your forgetting with a blower, its an initial 2k+ for a good one, then fuel system, all the supporting things, then getting it tuned. i think they about even out.
i chose a 331 na stroker over a 306 with a small blower. very happy with that choice.
i paid 1800 for my 331 shortblock with all forged internals, including crank. personally since its a bigger project i would do the shortblock first. then if you want the power later on do the blower.
your forgetting with a blower, its an initial 2k+ for a good one, then fuel system, all the supporting things, then getting it tuned. i think they about even out.
i chose a 331 na stroker over a 306 with a small blower. very happy with that choice.
Scott_95GT
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SC all the way. You already have a strong 302 forged bottom end, and a good head/intake going. Your car is begging for a blower. You already have put time/money into your bottom end. No brainer IMO.
$uperstang
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$uperstang
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Oh I forgot to add that there is no way in hell you will get both for $2000 grand the supercharger alone will run you at least $2300
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cjman15 said:
Yes, both are a 302 stroked and bored. The only difference is the 347 is bored more, giving you more cubes. It's not actually a 347 either. I can't remember the exact number, but they round it off because it sounds better to say 347 than a 346.433 or whatever.
