I must be invisible
You did catch on that the thread on turboforums is the same guy right?
That mexican block ended up being put together.
I do remember he had a "Halo" girdle, not sure if you can still get those new.
If you are REALLY worried about cost, do you think a $1500 block is in your budget?
Why not a early 70s windsor and do a 393 on the cheap (relatively speaking)
I think you should just do the mexican 347, find a Holset H2C and be done with it.
Oops sorry about that man I completely must have skipped over your post on accident. My fault, thanks for the advice so far.
No I didn't know that was the same guy.
A 1500 block was not in my budget but I think I need it if I really want this motor to last or else i'm sure i'll end up breaking it. Plus i found out, I need the retrofit link bar lifters, which are said to be around 400 bucks+
I want to do it right this time so I don;t have to do it again in say a year when I break the mexican block. I broke my stock block (306) and it completely destroyed everything in my bottom end and I don;t want to see that happen again. I'm renound for beating the crap out of all my cars, I mean I mechanically take great care of them but I run everything I own hard and thats the way i like it. So i figure if i'm spending all this money, i better buy a solid block that can take the abuse it's about to go through.
I REALLY want consistant 9's without worrying if it's going to break going down the track. Yes I know stuff breaks but if I can avoid it by spending a little more money then i'd rather do it now then face the consequences later. It's my goal to run 9's and have both my cars on the cover of several popular magazines (5.0 & Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords).
SO now i'm thinking even a bigger motor then a 347, I mean if i'm spending the money should I just get a bigger motor, like a 351 roller motor stroked to a 427? I don;t know i'm just thinking about which direction i want to go now, I have a while to decide since i'm focusing on the exterior and interior right now. Any suggestions or should I just stick to a 347?
Thanks again guys, i'm sure i'm a pain right now because now i'm changing my mind but I just want to make sure I secure 9's and have a bada$$ Stang. Thanks again!