time to rebuild...ideas?

[coleary1992]

Rebuilding my 302. I'd like to build a motor to handle nitrous or boost. And hopefully get pistons and rods only if not a complete rotating assembly for under $1000. I'm on a budget so keep the ideas cheap :D

[Jrcmutang]

lol stock 302 build and a good tune

[draggin50]

$880! Cant go wrong there!
http://www.dssracing.com/331_SX_rotating_kit_p/ra331sxu.htm

[coleary1992]

I'm nitrous right now but if I choose to go boost next year I'd rsther not tear it back apart and buy a kit. So what's a good universal kit?

[slow86fiveoh]

I'd throw some good rod bolts in it and a set of pistons stay about 10:1 and spray it, then later it will still be safe for boost

[Adam@S&MMotorsports]

lol stock 302 build and a good tune

As much as I hate to agree :bigthumb The stock block is your weak link on a 302 with boost. You can put a $7000 rotating assembly in it and 550ish rwhp is still your limit if you want it to last. (I have gone 100 hp over this with no issues but I wouldn't advise it)

[coleary1992]

I'd be happy with 500 this summer. My goal this year is 12's with spray. Next year I wanna pick up a dart block and be in the 10's safely and with a reliable set up. I pulled my motor tonight and need something tondo with it.

[slow86fiveoh]

DSS or Probe has about the cheapest forged piston that I found when I put my motor together

[Jrcmutang]

I am in the same boat as you, S&M tuned my stock block turbo. Car was making good power with cast iron gt40's, a trick flow stage 1 cam, and a system max intake. Care with a stick made 541 at the wheels. With an auto it made 495 at the wheels. After a conversation with Adam at S&M, I was going to put a 306 with better heads, and like he said the stock block is the weak link, do a seach on corral.net or yellow bullet and you will find all kinda of treads with H.P. limit on a 302, they all are arounf 550. So like your wanting I picked up a Dart black, now saving for a rotating assembly. Id say just rebuild the 302, make your 500 rwhp and have fun with it, while saving for the good stuff!!

[Jrcmutang]

As much as I hate to agree :bigthumb The stock block is your weak link on a 302 with boost. You can put a $7000 rotating assembly in it and 550ish rwhp is still your limit if you want it to last. (I have gone 100 hp over this with no issues but I wouldn't advise it)

HAHA and thanks for agreeing!! HAHA

[Jrcmutang]

cool article on fly cutting the pistons for larger valves if needed

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2006/10/93Cobra/index.php

[coleary1992]

Should I atleast grab a set of forged pistons so the nitrous doesn't melt the cast ones?

[slow86fiveoh]

U can use hyperuetectic pistons on the cheap and spray up to a 150 shot on a good tune all day long, I'd say if it has a lot of miles on it then it will need bored out a rebuilt shortblock with hyper pistons and good bolts would prolly run right around 1000

[2Fast4You]

Depending what year the engine is, it already has forged pistons so running Nitrous reasonably should not be an issue on the correct tune.

[Jrcmutang]

its all about the tune! I would spend that money on a tune, and stick with a known good decent short block out of a fox older than a 93

[facemelter71]

Save you money and buy a DART,Man-o-war,A4 block or some thing similar. If I had to do my build all over again,I would spend it on a block that can hold the power I want to throw at it.

[Adam@S&MMotorsports]

Should I atleast grab a set of forged pistons so the nitrous doesn't melt the cast ones?

Nitrous doesn't melt pistons, shitty tunes do :bigthumb

[coleary1992]

I think I'm just going to rering it for now and get a good tune. Adam you gonna hook me up? And dave for a dart block and internals.

[slow86fiveoh]

If that motor has a lot of miles on it I would check the cylinders to make sure they are in good enough shape for a re ring, just cause they look good to the eye doesn't mean they are run a dial bore gauge on all the cylinders to see if they are in spec