A friend of mine is giving me a 351W block to get it out of his way. It was in a police car, and It has the factory iron heads and factory cam. One of the cylinders needs bored, so I'm going to go ahead a bore all of them "30 over". It has no intake or carb. My questions:
1) Without reopening the great stroker debate, how much harder (and more expensive) is it to collect parts and build a 392 or 408 stroker versus a standard 351W rebuild? If I go with a stroker, do I need a forged crankshaft or is cast good enough? Looks like the main parts expense is in the new crankshaft...
2)I have an edelbrock 1405 600cfm carb on my 289. I know this can be used on the 351 (although it may be a bit "small" in the cfm department). I also have a performer 289 4V intake. Probably a stupid question, but could that intake be used on the 351W until I got something better? Would a used intake be just as good as a new one (if it were the correct type)? What type do you recommend?
I'll be collecting parts over the course of the next few months (or years, as things often go), but I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. I want a tough streetable engine that will light the tires up at will. I want to run toe-to-toe with other normally aspirated engines, including late-model Cobras and 'vettes. I don't care about gas mileage. I'll have a billion more questions by the time I finish, but the ones above should get me off and running. Thanks
'65 289 4V Edelbrock 1405 600CFM C-4 yada yada yada
1) Without reopening the great stroker debate, how much harder (and more expensive) is it to collect parts and build a 392 or 408 stroker versus a standard 351W rebuild? If I go with a stroker, do I need a forged crankshaft or is cast good enough? Looks like the main parts expense is in the new crankshaft...
2)I have an edelbrock 1405 600cfm carb on my 289. I know this can be used on the 351 (although it may be a bit "small" in the cfm department). I also have a performer 289 4V intake. Probably a stupid question, but could that intake be used on the 351W until I got something better? Would a used intake be just as good as a new one (if it were the correct type)? What type do you recommend?
I'll be collecting parts over the course of the next few months (or years, as things often go), but I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. I want a tough streetable engine that will light the tires up at will. I want to run toe-to-toe with other normally aspirated engines, including late-model Cobras and 'vettes. I don't care about gas mileage. I'll have a billion more questions by the time I finish, but the ones above should get me off and running. Thanks
'65 289 4V Edelbrock 1405 600CFM C-4 yada yada yada