stroked 347 302 short block

[Mafusa]

got me a like new 302 block with pistons cam and crank for 50 bucks yesterday and was wondering if I could get some ideas on my engine build will eventually put it in a gen 1 4x4 ranger. wanna start me a TRS ford build. any ideas guys of what i could do with my toy?

 

[ZMan]

Is it gonna be mostly street driven? Mud Drags? Rock Crawling? Theres a lot of stuff you could do with it! Either way its gonna be cool!

 

[Mafusa]

little bit of everything mostly looking to build me a DD that I can do any of the above and my g/f not be afraid to ride in it as she is my blazer.

 

[MUDDING B-3000]

i wish i could get some deals like that lol. ya cousin has a 347 stroker in a early bronco an sh!t she scoots lol

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

You Sir are a theif!
Damn thats a great find!

 

[TRX501RYAN]

Ill give you 100$ for it, lol... youd double your investment, cant go wrong... id sell it to me if i were you, LOL


in all seriousness thats a sweet deal, will be a sweet build

 

[Mafusa]

my first step is the heads there are so many to choose from have been thinking the gt 40 heads or Cleveland heads, any have advice on a solid heads, That are suitable for everyday driving as well as being able to hold up under a lot of stress from playin around.

 

[RangerSVT]

any ideas guys of what i could do...

You can give it to me as payment for doing your swap...just a thought
SVT

 

[Mafusa]

ty for the compliments on my find he he and I havent even mentioned that it has custom crank and cam in it the cam is a hydraulic roller cam, like flat tappets better, but since what I have has around 150 test miles on my short block may just keep the hardware thats in it now.

 

[originalnitro]

my first step is the heads there are so many to choose from have been thinking the gt 40 heads or Cleveland heads, any have advice on a solid heads, That are suitable for everyday driving as well as being able to hold up under a lot of stress from playin around.

I like the TFS TW 185s if piston are notched for a TW head if not AFR 185s.
But it all depends on buget and HP goals.
Man that is a good find for $50.

 

[RangerSVT]

If you do any kind of offroading, I'd seriously run EFI (I'm an EFI guy anyways) It'll help with non level surfaces, and give you the best performance and MPGs...
SVT

 

[ChrisR1S]

good deal! If its just a DD id look for a decent set of GT40s, port them then your good to roll man. you going to FI it or carb?

 

[Mafusa]

going Efi with 75mm intake, and Mallory ignition got that and the new Mallory wires for free and I am gonna do all of the work from my engine to the purchase and build of the gen 1 body and plan to do it all in under 5 grand. and am going a min size of 185cc head would like 190's or 200 CC heads.

 

[originalnitro]

What cam does it have?
Which intake do you have?

 

[Mafusa]

going Efi with 75mm intake, and Mallory ignition got that and the new Mallory wires for free and I am gonna do all of the work from my engine to the purchase and build of the gen 1 body and plan to do it all in under 5 grand. and am going a min size of 185cc head would like 190's or 200 CC heads. my HP goal is 450 / torque around 515+ ft lbs, I dont have the intake yet and the cam I am not exactly sure but I know the firing order for it is the same as the 351 Clevelands/HO. the guy I bought it from couldnt remember the specs of the cam he had in it. when we tested it has a compression ratio of 9.2:1 with stock 175 mm heads.