73' 302 block

I'm not wanting to rev mine very hard either.
Ive ran the combo through a couple simulators. Power looks to max around 6500 so shift points should be around 7000
I dont put any faith in the actual HP out put from the simulators, I'm trying to build the combo to utilize the existing converter and gearing.

Poor boys ways to say the least!

Uuuhhhhh...careful punchin' a sb .060 over...a buddy now has one on
"display" in his back yard we occasionaly laugh at and pour beers
on at parties that he now calls "yard art"...

Originally Posted by jmckinney

Thanks guys! Yea I'm getting my specs together,but I think I'm going with the 331 stroke .I hear it lasts longer than the 347?I want to go with the 12,5:1 comp. with the 58cc heads and a solid roller cam.I've been running a c4 behind a 302 with a bigger edlbrock cam and a 750 holley and a 100 shot of nos.It was an old motor that sat in the pasture for 12 years.Its blowin by one of the intake valves now.So its time for a rebuild.Is there some kind of marking in the block to show if its a mexican block and are they supposed to be better?

Mexico blocks have a higher nickle content = stronger metal...

"Hecho En Mexico" = "Made in Mexico" AND the block part number WILL
have an M in it in cat in to the block!

These blocks are getting difficult to find...just like the Austrailian heads...

Just curious...what will this care be used for MAINLY...your planned compression seems kinda high...combine that with a 100 HP squirt it no wonder ya gotta valve thats tryin' to go for a walk...

Originally Posted by rockher_man

Uuuhhhhh...careful punchin' a sb .060 over...a buddy now has one on
"display" in his back yard we occasionaly laugh at and pour beers
on at parties that he now calls "yard art"...

I don't know about the 289/302 blocks, but my 351W block has plenty of "meat" left in it after going .060 over.