5.0 stroker engine help

[87_notchfox]

well my wife has been wanting to upgrade her 4banger if she dont swap it for another car. she wants a 5.0 but doesnt really want it stock. i told her a stroker would be good but i am not to familiar with the hole stroke engine stuff...she doesnt have a engine yet and is not sure to buy a good running 5.0 and just machine that one or wat...anyone that has experiance with strokers or can help me out with some info to determine a good and easy and fairly cheap way to go. also the gt40/p heads and intake upgrade can they pass smog or wat?

 

[Blown347]

If you can do the assembly yourself then buy the stroker rotating assembly, take the stock short block to a machine shop and have them bore, stroke, balance and assemble the stroker short block. Then build up from the short block

 

[Blown347]

I don't know about the gt40 top end but it should be fine as long as you keep all the stock emissions setup.

 

[Blown347]

With short block labor only your looking at about 4 grand to build a 331 or a 347

 

[Blown347]

That's out of a stock running 5.0 block like mine lol

 

[87_notchfox]

yeah it will be out of a stock 5.0...but if it will be 4-5k i might just try to buy one already built or close to being complete...because i am sure i can put it together myselfif i can build a modular mustang a engine wont be much harder lol...well i guess i have to look around and research some more about gt40 heads and intake that might be smog legal

 

[Blown347]

I mean it could be significantly less with used parts but brand new that's about right. Emilio just built a 347 fr his DD fox. He may be able to tell you how much his build has been

 

[87_notchfox]

ohhh but yeah its going to be a budget build nothing to crazy plus its for the wife

 

[Blown347]

You don't need a stroker to make safe good power. Just look into the trim flow track heat top end kit

 

[Blown347]

It will bring you to about 340 rwhp. Just heads cam and intake

 

[Blown347]

New it is about 1900

 

[87_notchfox]

yeah but the cali smog legal thing is wat will bite me...because i thought about holly systemax over the trickflow...but not sure which rought to go yet

 

[Dark Horse]

Dude throw a stock 5.0 shortblock in there with a lil baby cam and tell her you built a stroker lol. Compared to a 4cyl she'll never know and be so happy plus you won't have to worry about all the smog issues.

 

[87_notchfox]

yeah i know the smog thing is wat is the biggest stopping point for any mods in cali...

 

[Dark Horse]

Yeah I remember my first trip out there I got gas at a station and noticed the octanes at the pump I almost circled the pump looking for the 93 lol.

 

[Eighty Cobra]

Does Cali have the IM 240 emission law where you need to have the car put on the dyno while monitering the emssion Test?

 

[Ford1288]

Does Cali have the IM 240 emission law where you need to have the car put on the dyno while monitering the emssion Test?

Yup.


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[Eighty Cobra]

We have that too. It really hinders advaced mods.

 

[Dark Horse]

Does that test apply for antique or collectable cars too?

 

[88lx elmo]

Does that test apply for antique or collectable cars too?

Well if your car was made after 1976 then yes you need a smog test. There is a bill being voted on to push that to 1981....