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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jcm3man: [QB] I would not buy a 347! The engine will not take the abuse of road racing! The pistons for a 347 kit have the lower oil ring groove cut in to the wrist pin which will allow oil to pass by this first oil ring and will cause oil burn very early in the motors life. If you want to get a stroker motor I would recommend a 331 stroker. The pistons on a well built 331 do not have the oil ring issue and will last considerably longer...! DSS and CHP both make a piston like this but I would recommend DSS over CHP because DSS actually came up with the shorter rod to accomodate the piston. Second, Save your money and get a Sportsman Block if you are gonna race on a limited basis. Because if you are going to make the car strictly a race car... the process can get very expensive and out of hand if you don't approach the car correctly. For example I would recommend a Dart block instead of an A4 block, which is now the R302. The R302 is not a bad block, but I have seen 3 or 4 crack down the center of the oil valley and I have never seen a Dart block crack under the most extreme abuse. The other issue is that for road racing I would look in to a Keith Craft Racing motor instead of DSS or CHP... because I have seen the most reliability and success from engines that come from Keith Craft. The alternative may be to get a kit from DSS and buy a Dart block and have a local builder (like me, shameless plug :) ) assemble the kit. You can save money this way, or you can have any one of these companies send you a complete rotating assembly. I am not partial to any one brand and I have seen varied results and I have seen both street and track combinations. I only speak from experience and I always believe in using what works, instead of spending money repeatedly. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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