dbldrew

you could always build up you spare 351w block. Doing a stroker motor makes loads of power and torque.

A common "budget" stroker build is the 393. it uses a 3.85" stroke. the stock 351W rods. and 302 pistons you can usually pick up used TRW flat top pistons out of the older fox mustangs pretty cheap.

But some of the issues with this build is your block might need to be board .30 over to make it true again.. which means your buying new pistons.. also the stock 302 pistons in a 393 is pretty high compression ~11.5:1 depending on head combustion chamber and gasket thickness. to get it down into the mid 10:1 range your going to have to go with a 70 cc combustion chamber head..

or you can do a 408w stroker pretty cheap and make it bullet proof with new forged pistons and rods.. its a bit more then the 393.. but your not using used parts.. Rotating assembly will run ~$1100 or so.. get the biggest highest flowing head you can afford and either one of those builds will be 500hp easy

Nice thing is you can slowly collect parts and build the engine as your budget allows and when its done.. swap it in

southernyankey1

I agree. Stroker motor is the way to go here. Cheaper, more return for money, and way more reliable. What about the trans, though? Manual means a ZF upgrade and a clutch upgrade. Automatic might cost more than the engine in the end...A stock ford auto with a bunch of miles will self-destruct behind a fresh stroker motor...

Just sayin...