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Quik351
Member # 7859
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i have a 2 bolt main block from a bronco and was wondering what would be the most hp i would get from it naturally asperiated with stroke
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Adam5.0
Member # 6995
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my cousin built a 408 to the max. he worked a machine shop. 8k redline. about 600-650 at the flywheel. needless to say he still spent alot $$$
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Quik351
Member # 7859
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on a 2 blot main right did have any nitrous just saying
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Adam5.0
Member # 6995
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not sure if it was a 2 or 4 bolt main. built to handle nitrious but he never sprayed it.
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Quik351
Member # 7859
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ok thanks what u think if i build the 2 bolt with a stroke then have like 200 shot would it last or would it give out on me im trying to get 600hp or 700hp with nitrous what u think
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phildog
Member # 1214
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Built and tuned by a person who knows what they are doing, and driven and maintained as it should be, yeah, a stock 351w block will last a while. Can anyone guarantee it? No. If you are worried about the thing breaking and taking your bottom end with it, then spend the extra 2k and get a FR, Dart or World block.
The myth that a stock block has some kind of horsepower sensor in it is ridiculous. Stock blocks can break at near stock power levels. It costs the same to machine and assemble an aftermarket 4-bolt main block as it does to prep a stock block.
Buy the best parts you can afford.
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Quik351
Member # 7859
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ok then ill try to afford the boss 351 if not then ill just built with what i already have
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Quik351
Member # 7859
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koo
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copcar
Member # 10113
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carb or efi? I've seen plenty of either induction method at or near 400hp to the wheels with a 2 bolt block that were very streetable. 450 is not uncommon either. It all depends on your purpose for the engine.
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JohnB
Member # 969
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quote: Originally posted by phildog: The myth that a stock block has some kind of horsepower sensor in it is ridiculous. Stock blocks can break at near stock power levels.
So true. Mine's been together since 05 and it's a stock block.
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phildog
Member # 1214
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quote: So true. Mine's been together since 05 and it's a stock block.
Your setup is what I had in mind, John. Give the same parts to someone else and when it stuff blows up, they say "damn, the stock block is only good to *** hp, and the urban legend grows.
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