Calling all Ford guys
 

Well, I (actually To0c0ol) blew up my engine (not his fault though). So, I was thinking of getting a DSS longblock with AFR heads. Not sure on the displacement that i'm going to go with, but the compression should be 9:1.

First of all, anyone reccomend DSS, or have had any positive or negative dealings with them? If not, any suggestions?

Second, where would you reccomend that I go to do the motor swap?

Personally, I was thinking Street Performance (formally Holeshot). But although they have excellent customer service, I have not heard great things about their work.

I am most concerned that when the motor gets put in, that the rings seat and I dont end up with the problem I had on my last 2 engines, blowby and oil burning out the tailpipes.

I will be parting out the old longblock that has a whopping 6k miles on it.

Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, even the "I told ya so's" and "mustangs :thdown: " :D

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just thought id throw in my "told ya so"...even tho i didnt say shit before :)

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SMS does good work. I dont know what youve heard that was bad by greg will hook you up.

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I wouldn't even know where to begin with that beast. :)

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Is this going to be another stock block or is it going to be a a Dart or R302???

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I dunno, dont know shit about em, thats where I need help going in the right direction.

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No one knows how much hp a stock block can handle. I say when you start pushing 500rwhp you start moving into the grey area. The block could last for a long time or it might not its hard to tell. I personally would go with a Dart block they can handle anything you can throw at it. Just make sure you run good internals and a good tune. You might also want to check into alky injection, which helps against detonation.

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I dont care what I have to buy, but the target is 800 rwhp (not saying ill get there, but thats what i'm aiming for). Whatever I buy needs to be able to take that kind of a beating.

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347 stroker?

Or a 331 with a nice turbo? :cool: