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Old 07-27-2009, 06:19 PM
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If you aren't a subscriber to Fordmuscle you'll only get the first page (or that's what happened to me anyway)

the 347 (5.7l) is usually a 302 windsor with a .030 overbore and a 3.4in stroke

the 250kw windsors that ford had in the AUs were 342s i.e. std bore with the same stroke crank.

the 331 (5.4l) is usually a 302 windsor with a .030 overbore and 3.25in stroke (without the overbore it is a 327)

However - the 'new' boss 302 block can go to 347 with a 3.25in stroke by being able to be bored .125 over (from memory)

I have read that the cylinder sleves in the boss 302* are not long enough to accomodate the 3.4in stroke and that this is also the case with some early 289s (have no experience of this)

Boss302 was a special racing block that had 'tunnel port' heads/4 bolt mains etc
the new Boss302 block is basically set up to build a Clevor (Cleveland heads/Windsor block)

Hope this helps

LoBelly
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