I want to make my car faster...

[chicostang95]

its buying a new engine the only solution?? a 347? because the miles on my car are pretty high. i want to spend under 4 or 5K any suggestions?

[CleanLX]

Heads, cam, intake, exhaust, bolt-ons, gears. A 347 will cost you more than 4-5k when said and done.

[Joe M]

Heads, cam, intake, exhaust, bolt-ons, gears. A 347 will cost you more than 4-5k when said and done.

His car has high miles.
Which means it needs a rebuild to begin with...

[Joe M]

its buying a new engine the only solution?? a 347? because the miles on my car are pretty high. i want to spend under 4 or 5K any suggestions?

Sell your car, Spend that money + a couple k and buy the 347 Stroked 94 blue car in the classifieds..

[98Julik]

Sell your car, Spend that money + a couple k and buy the 347 Stroked 94 blue car in the classifieds..

That car is sweet, It drives like a charm

[CleanLX]

His car has high miles.
Which means it needs a rebuild to begin with...

Ok. Well either way with 4-5k you still really can't do a 347. New bearings, rings and seals on the 302 along with H/C/I is still going cut it close to keep within the 4-5k budget.

[DNeinstadt]

LOL at the off topic posting in this thread.

[KrisR]

His car has high miles.
Which means it needs a rebuild to begin with...

Not necessarily. Depends on how 'high' the miles are. For example, Macs Stang's stock 302 had over 170k on it and from what I understand it was nearly perfect when it was torn apart, and it had A LOT of nitrous go through it. It was only replaced because he got a deal on a complete 327 setup.

If its using oil or has low compression, then yes, a new rotating assembly might be in order.

[chicostang95]

thank you guys for all the answers but hightech told me for a new 347 i would b spending around 5k.. so i wasnt sure if it was worth it or not,,

[waterbug1999]

Then add the $$ for a new trans and a rear end, I am sure that will go next with the extra HP..

[StangerJon]

Then add the $$ for a new trans and a rear end, I am sure that will go next with the extra HP..

why would you need more then an 8.8" rear end for something with 300-350hp?



seems like his street tires would break loose before his rear end exploded.

[waterbug1999]

why would you need more then an 8.8" rear end for something with 300-350hp?



seems like his street tires would break loose before his rear end exploded.

True, but if he goes to the track, that will be a different story.

[289Notch]

thank you guys for all the answers but hightech told me for a new 347 i would b spending around 5k.. so i wasnt sure if it was worth it or not,,

sure with stock top end and cast crank you could build a 347 for much cheaper than 5K. It's all in the parts. stuff like milidon pan and windage etc. $500. heads $1500 good rot assembly vs cast, Ibeams,hypertecht .

Some people will probably disagree, but if you got your hands on some stock cleavland heads and rebuilt them with porting and put them on a 400+ cube cast crank I beam rodded cleavor. It would be very fast even with a little hydraulic cam and could be done for $5K. Headers might get ya though.

[2 beer]

5k for a long block 347 is fair. But like others have said, you will need other things. Such as a better clutch your rear end wont hold together forever, a better fuel system, will probably want a better ignition system there are more things but that right there with you doing the work is an easy 1500-2000 worth of parts.

[289Notch]

I just talked to a friend today that built a 427 windsor for his shelby. He paid $1500 less than I did for my 347. He made 20 more HP and more torque across the board. But the killer is that he has a hydraulic cam and he revs his motor 1000 RPMs less than I have to while idling much better as well.

If I had to do it over again I'd have went with a tall deck sbf stroker.