Hey, I recently inherited a decent amount of cash from a relative, and I decided that I wanted to do a 5.0 build. I have a couple of questions to ask first though...

I am looking into a high-horsepower, streetable machine. I was looking at stroker engines with low compression, so that I could run boost through the engine as well. I read that a 347 stroker can actually be unreliable, because of the placement of the piston rings, and that a 331 can be more reliable, which would be better for a street strip application??

Also, I was also wondering if a single turbo, or a twin turbo would be better for such an application?? I like the sound of blow off valves, and on a V8 with good exhaust, it sounds like the world is ending. Well, lemme know what you think! Thanks!!

 

if i could do it it would be a 331 stroker with twins and a little bit of spray(no more than a 50 shot)

 

if anything just put a big block in it

 

what are your plans for the car? how fast would you like it to run? how much are you looking to spend on the car? do you have a mustang body already to put the engine into? is it going to be mostly for the strip and occasional street use or a daily driver that will only see the strip once in a while?

 

No pics yet, I still have to track down the car that I am going to work on, but I am gonna go with a 5.0 Fox body...

And I want this car to be daily drivable, but with a lot of HP. I was thinking around 600 HP is where I want the car.

I haven't thought about completely replacing the motor, but would that cause more complications than just doing a stroker kit in it??

Also, if I were to run turbos, instead of nitrous, couldn't I just up the boost a little bit?

 

yea... a 600 hp daily driver?!?!?! i hope yer only driving down the drive way and back up

 

a 600hp car can be completely streetable and a good daily driver as long as it's a turbo car... it's harder to do with a supercharger and i wouldnt try it mostly motor with nitrous. you can add a boost controller, so when you want more power you push a button and turn up the boost. costs a lot more to get it like that but its possible. look into doing a turbo on a 302, start with a stronger block though if you wanna hit 600hp. 347 would be nice but you lose reliabilty and add a lot of weight. a good friend of mine is pushing around 550hp in a 90lx with a custom single turbo set up. i think he started with a dart block (cant remember at the moment). good luck with it however you decide to go.