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I want to know how much horsepower it can handle.Ive heard around 500-550.Who makes good blocks that will handle good horsepower.Thanks
Posts: 543 | From: Orange county, Ca | Registered: Dec 2001
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Yeah, they'll handle that...but for how long Im kinda curious of this too. Im gonna be in that power range(maybe higher) fairly soon...but I want my motor to last(dont have the money to blow one up and build another right away). So Im probably gonna need a Sportsman with a girdle, am I right?
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quote:Originally posted by PunkINa5.SLOW: Uh well figure what new heads/rotating assembly and maybe cam will cost you when you split your block and it is worth it.
Very true. When you build up a motor with pricey components, why risk it with a stock block, especially if you are gonna be in a high hp range, or there is a possibility of running high hp #'s. What's a Sportsman with a girdle good for anyway? I don't think I will be exceeding 650fwhp(but just incase I do feel the need to have more power, what's my limit?).
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You should be good with the sportsman but if you are thinking about the future than it is not going to be enough. If you can afford it by a svo block like the R and you probably wont need another block again. If you buy it at Serromonte Ford Mike will ship it to your Machine shop for free I think. He usually stocks them too! I think World Products or Dart are making an aftermarket block Ford block now also, but just as exspensive. I would look into getting a good early block if you can. Get it machined GOOD and you should be all right. Some people sware by a girdle and some people dont so I would look into how much the girdle actually does for you before you buy it.
Posts: 371 | From: Ca. | Registered: Feb 2002
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yeah, I've heard it said that a girdle on a stock block does little more than create a pretty little mess when the block goes. Not sure if it can protect an expensive crank, etc.
Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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You got a front drive 5.0???? Just wanted to know if you knew something I didn't Oh wait a minute that's probably FLYWHEEL HP.... I'm so used to seeing RWHP it confused me for a second....
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there was a post on the corral lately discussing if girdles actually did anything. there was alot of info. i think someone said that if you just throw a girdle on it will do more harm than good. but there was alot of other stuff involved so you'll have to check it out. heres the link. http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55246
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that's what is so amazing about the mod motors...John Mihovitz is pumping 1200+ HP with a stock aluminum cobra block! dudes running 9s with stock heads! I wonder why ford couldn't make the '03 cobra with an aluminum block without it being a "disaster"?
an R block sounds cheap! i could've gotten 3 of 'em for the price of a cobra motor!
everything's relative, huh? good luck!
Posts: 1797 | From: Grass Valley, CA USA | Registered: Jul 2000
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there's a stock block modular in this last months edition of (I forget, 5.0 of mm&ff) running 7's on a stock block! doh! Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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Im kinda curious of this too. Im gonna be in that power range(maybe higher) fairly soon...but I want my motor to last(dont have the money to blow one up and build another right away). So Im probably gonna need a Sportsman with a girdle, am I right?
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