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- 2000
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- Ranger XLT
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- 5.0
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- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 3"
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I feel like this is the only forum that actually responds to my questions, so I post on here way too much... sorry.
anyway, I've been looking at ways to gain more power out of my 302. I have some AFR heads picked out and an E303 cam. I have, however, like so many others, seem to have gotten the "itch" for more power and have found myself considering a 347 build on it. I figure the rotating assembly I can handle pretty easily, and from the research I've done the new heads and cam that I've picked out should work fine in a 347. A few questions still linger.
1. is an E303 really the best cam, I know this will start a hot debate, but I'm wanting to keep the lobe separation at 110, and the E303 seems the best for that, other than the option for a custom grind.
2. I know that the crank shaft sensor reads off the 5.0 harmonic balancer and is not geared to read the difference in stroke. I figured a good machine shop could balance the stock 50oz balancer that 347's don't usually use, but is the crank sensor going to give me issues, or is that something can be reprogrammed, or even matter in these circumstances.
Other than the harmonic balancer I figure there isn't really anything else to worry about, just have to get the computer professionally tuned, and the block cleared for the longer stroke.
please let me know if there might be anything else to consider.
anyway, I've been looking at ways to gain more power out of my 302. I have some AFR heads picked out and an E303 cam. I have, however, like so many others, seem to have gotten the "itch" for more power and have found myself considering a 347 build on it. I figure the rotating assembly I can handle pretty easily, and from the research I've done the new heads and cam that I've picked out should work fine in a 347. A few questions still linger.
1. is an E303 really the best cam, I know this will start a hot debate, but I'm wanting to keep the lobe separation at 110, and the E303 seems the best for that, other than the option for a custom grind.
2. I know that the crank shaft sensor reads off the 5.0 harmonic balancer and is not geared to read the difference in stroke. I figured a good machine shop could balance the stock 50oz balancer that 347's don't usually use, but is the crank sensor going to give me issues, or is that something can be reprogrammed, or even matter in these circumstances.
Other than the harmonic balancer I figure there isn't really anything else to worry about, just have to get the computer professionally tuned, and the block cleared for the longer stroke.
please let me know if there might be anything else to consider.