Building a 302 / 3.00" stroke / 8,500 RPM, V-8 Car Options

[drive-ability]

I have started gathering parts to build a large journal 302. This is the engine this car needs to really work. The 350 is made to move a truck, where as a 302 makes the best balance of HP and torque. Ya the parts are expensive about 3 times the cost of a 350 but you only live once. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
I'll keep you V-8 guys posted!

[byndbad914]

I think that is a good choice for now IMO and knowing what you have been looking for up to now which is a good, smooth riding streeter car.

Down the road a really badass combo is a 400 block and 350 crank (the big bore helps to unshroud the valves on a good aftermarket head and with the 3.48 stroke you can get a 6" rod in there and good rod/stroke ratio). Built a couple of those - one for another 69 Camaro drag car (built a lot of ripping small blocks for 69 Camaros!) With the 930 trans you could use a "big but streetable" hyd roller cam, shift just under 7K, the motor would sound fantastic, run forever and should be able to push 500HP on pump gas if built right. 377 cubes assuming .030" over 400 block. SRP has an OTS piston for that combo - go flattop and 11:1 and run 91 pump gas.

That would be the engine I would recommend for a street 914 with a 930 trans. The only reason to shorten the stroke is to spin it and that just isn't a "street" way of thinking. I almost built that for mine but I really like to spin 'em so I went short stroke. Streeter would have been 377 for that light car.