The 302 shp and all 351 dart blocks take a 12 main stud. Ls1 ls2 ls6 lt1 sbc turbo and other gm specfic turbo tech.
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Dart 302 block hp rating. Dart shp block questions. Dart puts ford racers in front with thier first iron blocks designed just for fords. Ill look for it but i had a pdf file which showed all of the specs for the different ford blocks. From 4400 rpm on up the dart heads were worth an averageof 43 hp while peak power surged from 313 with the stock iron heads toan impressive 362 for a gain of 49 hp. The 302 and 351 also come with their respective main bearing sizing. I was curious if anyone on here has any experience with the boss block.
How is the oil supposed to drain back on a dart shp block. Another new venture for dart is their short block assembly. We are so confident in these blocks we personally rate them to 1200hp capacity. Fords 302 small block has had a strong performance following since its official debut in 1967 and during the last decade the ford small block has become a major player in all performance circles. There is a guy around here w a step side f150 w a 347 stroker and vortech putting over 500 to the wheels with a boss block 1994 gt black. My engine builder did a boss block 302 stroker and he liked everything except for the cylinder walls being shorter.
The dart 302 sportsman and 302 iron eagle blocks takes a 716th main stud. Again dart recommends staying under 4185 on the bore but theyve seen successful 369ci combinations from the short deck and 454ci with the tall deck shp block. According to darts website the short block retails for a mere 3939 with the optional 4125 inch bore. A number of companies including ford racing world products and dart have developed stronger racing and street blocks to match enthusiasts tremendous thirst for power. Dart shp block questions. I believe the boss 302 is rated to 1500hp if were talking about the same one.
They are capable of 4185 bore size feature billet steel 4 bolt mains caps on number 2 3 4 mains. For those keeping track dart builds all of its 302 based engines with 3400 inch crankshafts. I know the dart block is what most people would recommend but i was wondering if anyone has had their hands on a ford racing block. Dart blocks for fords are produced on dedicated tooling and machined on state of. Working with leading ford racer and engine builders they designed the iron eagle race series and sportsman small blocks to solve the shortcomings of performance type blocks used in high performance and competition applications. Ls1 ls2 ls6 lt1 sbc turbo and other gm specfic turbo tech.
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