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395stang · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:45 pm

Well I took my 306 out and it broke the crank right at the counter weight on the #1 and #5 journal. That is the only damage I see so far. I believe my rods and piston are still ok. So i amgoing to throw in a forged crank and keep my 306 going till my 393 is done. I might change my cam to a blower one though. But other than the crank everything looks ok. I will take them in to get checked to make sure though. I wil try to get some pics soon.

Roy · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2003 5:46 am

That has gotta suck :shock:

Hawk · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2003 7:11 am

Sounds like upgrade time.

SSZ28 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:37 am

Ford has a nice 600 HP crate engine...

Firechicken · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:49 am

80killer,
Sorry to hear about the crank. Like Hawk said looks like it's upgrade time!! Good luck!

395stang · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:25 pm

oh yeah its upgrade time. And it is the form of a 393 stroker windsor. A lot better than those crate engines. I have to go with a dish piston for the supercharger. But even natural asperated it is still 460 horses. With the boost it will be well over 600 on the top end.

Hawk · **Posted:** Fri Nov 07, 2003 7:21 am

If I get to Bragg we will see what you got!!! The stang stomper will be sniffing some large amounts of crack in the states. BTW I already upgraded my pistons and rods :twisted:

395stang · **Posted:** Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:33 pm

I bet you cant wait to see what she will do here. You wont have a traction problem here the trck is pretty sticky. Lots of rubber already laid down for you. I cant wait to see you line up against a twin turbo nitrous toyota supra. Some one needs to put him in his spot. I cant till I finish my stroker he is running low 10 right now. I am only running 11's. But I plan on being in the 10's by spring with the original 306 with a forged crank and main girdle.

SSZ28 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:29 pm

SSZ28 wrote:

Ford has a nice 600 HP crate engine...

This engine displaces 514 ci and goes for $8k. A 535hp 460 goes for $5,500. A 430hp 392 costs $6,200. These prices are from http://www.sdpc2000.com . For those with Mopars, they have a 450hp Viper engine for under $13k or you could get a 525hp 472ci Hemi for $11k.
The engine I would love to get for the '57 is a dyno-tested 900hp 555ci BBC for $14,500. :burnout:

But then I'd have to replace everything else to handle the power... :pat:

395stang · **Posted:** Sun Nov 09, 2003 6:13 pm

I considered going with a big block but the amoount of work you have to do is astounding to get one of them in a fox body. I mean I would have to chamge so much of the my set up I would actually be losing out. With a 351 swap I can use a lot of my peformance mods I have now. My motor will be putting out more power than ford 392.

Hawk · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:59 am

A 347 LS1 with a 200 shot is 600 RWHP.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:35 pm

Hawk wrote:

A 347 LS1 with a 200 shot is 600 RWHP.

With all forged and billet internals to handle it of course!!

SSZ28 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:32 pm

80killer wrote:

I considered going with a big block but the amount of work you have to do is astounding to get one of them in a fox body. I mean I would have to change so much of my set up I would actually be losing out.

I remember reading in some of my old Hot Rod magazines from the late '80's/early '90's that a 460 would drop right in with minor work. Oh well, I know Camaros better than Mustangs... Good luck and have fun with your new powerplant!

sven · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:32 pm

393......sounds good

395stang · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:48 pm

The big block will fit but there is a few poblems that come in to affect like the power booster. If I was building a staight race car then I would but with a 351 bloch you reuse alot of you other items from your 302 . And i have a lot of money in that one already so it is a financial decision to go with a 393. By the way I got my forged assembly last night I will try to get pics.

SSZ28 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:22 pm

Don't blame you one bit. Gotta love interchangeability. Something VW needs to learn about. '90 Golf 1.8L with 3 different starters that won't interchange. :evil:

BTW, don't matter if you have a small block or a big block, either way the 6-71 huffer will stick out of what is left of your hood... :wink:

395stang · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:33 pm

I am not going with a 6-71 I am vortec supercharged. I currently have a v-1a1 supercharger but I am going to go up tp a t-trim no less than a s-trim.

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