I'm planning on building a new motor this winter (DSS 331) and I was wondering what a good combo would be? (not a everyday driver). As far as heads I was thinking AFR 185's. But what size injectors? What size cam? And would the rest of my bolt ons work? (signature) If anyone is running a good combo give me some pointers as I don't want to buy parts 2 or 3 times. What kind of Hp with a good tune?
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Red 1994 GT (Cobra motor)Pro-m 77mm maf, BBK 70mm Tb. MSD dist. and coil ,Mac headers ,Ford Racing lowering springs, BBK fuel pump and adjustable regulator, Crane 1.6 RR, F303 cam and Edelbrock Performer intake w/ 24# injectors,Auburn Posi-unit W/ 373 gears,offroad H-pipe, Flowmaster cat-back
Hello Blksunshine-I'm sorry,I can't help much-I got few responses to my questions too.I asked about a 347 engine.I was able to get a few responses,look at my threads.But I do have a Question for you-The combo in your sig,how was it? I've had a problem with my '95 gt that made me have to change the cam,I originally wanted to go "all out" with a n/a 347.I am now leaning towards leaving the bottom end alone,have already got an f303 cam and thinking of the stock Cobra intake setup with gt40x headsand a set of headers.It already has 2 chamber flowmasters,off rd H pipe and pulleys.It was a fun street car,but since I gotta do something anyway,thought I would make it better.
I can tell you that for a 347 the recommended heads ended up being the afr185's
Well i was going to go with the 347 but with all the oil consumption probs I hear about cause of the pistons I figured I would use a 331 because it will be street driven more than track driven.
I have a Cobra intake w/throttle body I want to get rid of so if your interested let me know.(94 Cobra) My combo is OK but you now how it is, you always want more power!!!! Plus it's time for a rebuild.
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Red 1994 GT (Cobra motor)Pro-m 77mm maf, BBK 70mm Tb. MSD dist. and coil ,Mac headers ,Ford Racing lowering springs, BBK fuel pump and adjustable regulator, Crane 1.6 RR, F303 cam and Edelbrock Performer intake w/ 24# injectors,Auburn Posi-unit W/ 373 gears,offroad H-pipe, Flowmaster cat-back
AFR 185's might be a bit large on the intake side for a 331 down low, but they'll really set some power loose upstairs. I'd think the GT-40 intake would be a great choice to go with an F303 cam for a streetable application. I would go no smaller than a 36lbm injector. If you're buying them once, buy them big so if you get bored with the motor after a while, you've got plenty of injector to slap a blower on that bad boy.
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I thought of the oil problem when I first thought of a 347,but the more I researched I (wanted to) believe that was a thing of the past.I still may "be patient" and go ahead and build the 347,We maxxed out the finances on our anniversary trip this year,so funds are tighter than normal right now.Should be back to normal in a month or two.Bluestreak is one of the better responders on the site,and seems to know (or at least makes sense to me) what's what.I am interested in your cobra intake,how much u need 4 it?..if you've still got it when the $$ are back in order.Good luck on your build
I don't have a GT-40 intake, I was saying that a GT-40 intake should do the job you're looking to do. To the best of my knowledge there hasn't been anything done about the oil consumption problems inherent with 347's. The problem stems fro mthe fact that the wrist pin openings on the pistons interfere with the ring lands. That appears to be something that 347 builders just accept because I don't think anyone has done anything about it so far.
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Are you saying to use the GT-40 intake because of the shorter runners? I thought my Edelbrock intake would be sufficient.
I see the set up your running are you running a chip or are you using a tuner?
GTS 5.7, I will let it go for @ $275.00
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Red 1994 GT (Cobra motor)Pro-m 77mm maf, BBK 70mm Tb. MSD dist. and coil ,Mac headers ,Ford Racing lowering springs, BBK fuel pump and adjustable regulator, Crane 1.6 RR, F303 cam and Edelbrock Performer intake w/ 24# injectors,Auburn Posi-unit W/ 373 gears,offroad H-pipe, Flowmaster cat-back
OK, well there's no reason a Performer won't work. Yes I use a tuner on the 04. But the 83 is carb'd, no tuner required.
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the gt40 intake is good but the trickflow is better!
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95/5.0 Long tube headers, xpipe, flowmasters, with dumps, 9mm plugg wires, msd cap and rotor, 70mm tb, trick flow intake manifold, under drive pullys, smog elim kit. summit coil, subframe connectors, summit double roller timing chain, and a cam not sure what for cam bc it was in the car when i purchesed it!
DSS 331 stroker, AFR 185 heads, Performer rpm 2 intake, Accufab 75 mm race TB, 30lb injectors, 80 mm Pro-M mass air, Extreme energy cam 266.
Anderson ford power pipe the big one, Ford motor sport shorty headers, Bassani x pipe custom cat back with flows, World class T5, center force duel friction clutch.
I don't have a GT-40 intake, I was saying that a GT-40 intake should do the job you're looking to do. To the best of my knowledge there hasn't been anything done about the oil consumption problems inherent with 347's. The problem stems fro mthe fact that the wrist pin openings on the pistons interfere with the ring lands. That appears to be something that 347 builders just accept because I don't think anyone has done anything about it so far.
Sorry BlueStreak-didn't mean to imply you ran a cobra intake,wuz just asking BLKsunshine what he wanted for his cuz I'm thinkin that's what I want.Most of what I've read lead me to believe that most 347 kits have somehow engineered them so the wrist pin is no longer in the ring grooves,and claim that has solved the oil consumption problems.I do still wonder if the 331 like BLKsunshine is considering may be a better choice for a long lasting set up because of the rod ratio(angle-or whatever it's called)
If you find a set of pistons for a 347 stroker that have the wrist pins located below all the ring lands, let me know. I'd love to do a 347 stroker, but I can't get past that oil consumption issue. If that can get resolved, I'll do one for sure.
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- Ronald Reagan
If you find a set of pistons for a 347 stroker that have the wrist pins located below all the ring lands, let me know. I'd love to do a 347 stroker, but I can't get past that oil consumption issue. If that can get resolved, I'll do one for sure.
check out coasthigh.com,go to articles,the 347 article at the very bottom of the list,then to the 4th paragraph in that article.It describes that they are using a slightly shorter rod to get the pin moved down..sorry I don't know how to create a link to take you right there.It is a magazine where they are building this engine for a project car
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