Engine Rebuild - 302

[HECDOGGIE]

I wouldn't trust a stock block anywhere around that power level. With you wanting to buy a supercharger I'd go ahead and buy a good block and be done with it. Nothing worse than buying good internals and shitting them out the bottom because of a broke block.

True... i saw the dart blocks going for 4K ? Is that correct ?

[Venom]

Rebuild the stock block with a girdle, punch it out to a 306 or 331 if you're brave, Trick Flow H/C/I, and an Strim. You'll be close to where you want with that.

[racrguy]

True... i saw the dart blocks going for 4K ? Is that correct ?

4k? I think you can get a sportsman for somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600.

[Captain Crawfish]

LS truck motor

yep with a hairdryer or turboooo

[0393gt]

Cam would get the sound your're looking for.

[Josh.0]

buy some good aluminum heads, get a custom grind cam and long tubes. I think thats what you are going for

[Lone Star Performance]

Start with a leak down/compression test to ensure the bottom end is healthy. No sense in throwing money into the top end if the bottom end is no good. I have a leak down tester and a compression tester if you need them. Both easy, free tests to do. Then we can give you some ideas on a nice top end that would fit your budget. A lot of these guys love giving suggestions on the best parts, or LS swaps, but forget about someone else's budget.

[ktm300hater]

True... i saw the dart blocks going for 4K ? Is that correct ?

You can get an shp Block for less than 2000

[cool cat]

I'll agree with the others, figure out if your short block is useable, then re-use/rebuild/replace and go with a heathly HCI setup. Screw spending $2,000 or more for a block that you most likely won't push hard enough to justify spending that much on.

[HECDOGGIE]

Start with a leak down/compression test to ensure the bottom end is healthy. No sense in throwing money into the top end if the bottom end is no good. I have a leak down tester and a compression tester if you need them. Both easy, free tests to do. Then we can give you some ideas on a nice top end that would fit your budget. A lot of these guys love giving suggestions on the best parts, or LS swaps, but forget about someone else's budget.

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[racrguy]

I'll agree with the others, figure out if your short block is useable, then re-use/rebuild/replace and go with a heathly HCI setup. Screw spending $2,000 or more for a block that you most likely won't push hard enough to justify spending that much on.

Did you miss the SC and 500 RWHP part? Either one of those is enough for me to warrant a dart block, both together make it a requirement. IMO

[cool cat]

Did you miss the SC and 500 RWHP part? Either one of those is enough for me to warrant a dart block, both together make it a requirement. IMO

Sure didn't.

He said 500 HP, no where was RWHP mentioned. He also said "drive it from time to time... don't want it to be slow", and that building a 500 hp motor would more than likely be more than he wants to spend. Thus the reason why I suggested a healthy HCI combo. If that isn't enough power, then it is time to pony up for the dart block.

[HECDOGGIE]

Did you miss the SC and 500 RWHP part? Either one of those is enough for me to warrant a dart block, both together make it a requirement. IMO

Very good point. well taken.

May do the leak/ compression test and go from there..
Thoughts are H/C/I for now.

[Lone Star Performance]

^^^ let me know, I'm in McKinney, but have no problem driving to you.

[93coupett]

Having just built a new dart 347 I would have gone this route or something similar if I could do it all over. I have over 6k in mine and reused the rods and crank. Even if I needed to have it torn down and inspected for piece of mind I would have come out a lot better.

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