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Oct 18, 2004 | 04:46 PM

98sspullin'em

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347 or 408??

i have my motor out and was wondering if i should go with the 347 or the 408 iron block.. dont really care about the weight mumbo jumbo ... just about the et and if its worth the extra money for the performance gain for a pretty much daily driver without spray and my pt4400...

Oct 18, 2004 | 05:22 PM

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Theres no replacement for displacement.........

Oct 18, 2004 | 05:50 PM

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Theres no replacement for displacement.........

You could always do a 370ci 6.0L, they are the same price as the 347 as well. If weight isn't an issue, you may as well get your moneys worth.

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Oct 18, 2004 | 06:26 PM

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If you can afford the 408, there is absolutely no reason why you should go with a 347.

Oct 18, 2004 | 06:55 PM

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If you can afford the 408, there is absolutely no reason why you should go with a 347.

Oct 18, 2004 | 07:00 PM

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408, more horsepower, more ft-lbs.

Oct 18, 2004 | 07:04 PM

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408ci is the way to go..

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Oct 18, 2004 | 07:16 PM

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Go with 408. Its going to be an extra 2K (for the complete eagle rotating with diamond pistons)

Be silly not too for the extra 100plus RWHP

Oct 18, 2004 | 07:31 PM

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408 all the way and nitrous the rest of the way

Oct 18, 2004 | 11:26 PM

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haha yeah 408, for a daily driver you can go tame and still have alot more power/tq than a max effort 347. I'll tell you what these bigger cube motor move when you hit the gas, I call it insta torque

Oct 19, 2004 | 12:28 AM

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It would depend on the budget. A well designed 346 will go faster and make more power than a poorly designed 408.

Oct 19, 2004 | 12:36 AM

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Theres no replacement for displacement.........

He summed it up right there. Just get a good builder. I also like the sound of an iron block. The 100lbs more of tq is ok too.

Oct 19, 2004 | 07:10 AM

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haha yeah 408, for a daily driver you can go tame and still have alot more power/tq than a max effort 347. I'll tell you what these bigger cube motor move when you hit the gas, I call it insta torque

I call it insta torque

I'm gonna use that one

Oct 19, 2004 | 07:51 AM

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408...having gone on rides in both Mike K. and Vince's cars...they are sick....Absolutely sick!

Oct 19, 2004 | 07:56 AM

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408 all the way!

Oct 19, 2004 | 08:08 AM

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If you can afford the 408 then thats what I"d go with for sure.Be sure you have GOOD heads and a decent size cam,like 240x.600 maybe a little bigger if you want Max performance set-up.Also 1 7\8 headers and good exhaust system too!