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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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So I am kicking around the idea of a 402 or 408 built for a f1a

i need some ideas tho. what did you go with?

did you pull a 6.0 out of a truck and work the 317 heads and forge the internals or did you order from tsp or some where. being a budget i would think that a salvage yard would be the route to go.

what internals did you go with
what heads and cam and intake did you use?
does it matter if it was a 2wd or 4wd truck?
what all do i need to swap from my ls1?

pictures and dyno charts and time sheets would be nice just to make me drool
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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03 6.0 truck block here punched and stroked ro 408 with fully forged bottom end.
Eagle crank and H-beam rods
Mahle pistons
King bearings

I'm running 12.5:1 compression with potted 241 heads milled to 57cc chambers.

In your case since you want to go FI is just do a quick clean up mill on 317's port them and maybe do a little clean up in the chambers.
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03 6.0 truck block here punched and stroked ro 408 with fully forged bottom end.
Eagle crank and H-beam rods
Mahle pistons
King bearings

I'm running 12.5:1 compression with potted 241 heads milled to 57cc chambers.

In your case since you want to go FI is just do a quick clean up mill on 317's port them and maybe do a little clean up in the chambers.
nice! got any times or numbers yet?
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What are you putting it in, what kind of power are you trying to make, and is weight an issue?
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Well id like to be putting down 500-600. Of course it shouldnt be a problem with f1a and a 402/408 iron block.

Something streetable that isnt anything to laugh at on the strip. Id like to see 10s at full weight
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nice! got any times or numbers yet?
Trying to finish up m tube chassis 04 GTO build now...hope to have it finished before the season is over
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Nice! Ill keep an eye out for your results!
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Originally Posted by mark21742
03 6.0 truck block here punched and stroked ro 408 with fully forged bottom end.
Eagle crank and H-beam rods
Mahle pistons
King bearings

I'm running 12.5:1 compression with potted 241 heads milled to 57cc chambers.

In your case since you want to go FI is just do a quick clean up mill on 317's port them and maybe do a little clean up in the chambers.
How much was your stroker kit plus any other costs like block prep/machine work, etc? Looking into a budget 408 build currently.
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Honestly if you figure every little thing in including the port work (that I did ) and machine work I'm probably in for close to $8,000-$9,000 throttle body to oil pan
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Im hoping to find a cheap lq4 or maybe even trade my ls1 for a lq4
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If it were mine, and on a budget, I would do an Iron 402. That way you could keep the strength of the thicker cylinder wall and just turn up the boost...
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