Originally Posted by nosman
Itsmeagain? you said the 302 blocks crack at 500BHP? are you sure mate these are american iron you know, not Jap crap!! I have an engine spec to around 350 - 400 BHP (conservative) normally aspirated, the rest i was going to make up with a sniff of laughing gas.
I know a chap who put 900bhp of nos through a stock rover v8 for quite a long time, it grenaded eventually due to driver error. I dont think I know anyone who has cracked a block, ever, so do you speak from experience?
LOL....
Dont see many jap engines splitting the block mate
Ive been in and around V8s for years mate, since as young as I can remember.
Even when I was about 5 my borther had a Ford Falcon that came with a 302 windsor but once the block had cracked he went for a big block.
You ever read much on these engines? The standard 302 can make great power, but the block isnt partuclarly strong mate, usually 500bhp is about the safe limit, and even then only if you dont rev it too high, 5500rpm is usually a good call as dont make power much higher anyhow.
Often getting that power via nitrous kills it quicker than say, turbocharged or n/a, like said, due to the way the powers delivered mainly.
This is why there are at least 4 companies that produce uprated blocks for them.
Ive seen them pushing more, but its a split block waiting to happen.
I love em, ive been planning on using one on a certain project for a long time, but id not want to spend any real money getting it over 500bhp as the block will crack even before the stndard internals fuck up on a well setup car...
ACTUALLY, looky what ive just found
http://www.turbomustangs.com/techart...stockblock.php
