[ms85stang]

i am about to purchase a dss 347 stroker motor. i have an 85 stang with a 93 short block, 650 holley double pumper, edelbrock performer rpm intake, gt40 x turbo swirl heads, lunati custom ground cam 514 lift 518 duration. future plans are for the holley 102 belt driven blower. do you guys have any info on the dss motor and will it work with my mods?

[Goblin]

Ofcourse it will work. Have you weighed other options for other engine builders?

[AdderMk2]

screw DSS

order one from Woody at FordStrokers.com 331-347-393-408-418-427 stroker kits and ford parts.

[ms85stang]

my cousin loves dss. the block is 3049 bucks. it is 9.2 to one compression and my heads are 8.6. i also wonder if when i swap my stock motor and all its components to the 347 will i run better before i get the blower.
any suggestions on motor companies?

[ms85stang]

do you have a reason why you prefer ford strokers over dss?

[ms85stang]

i also don't get why you guys are saying a 10 second twin turbo mustang is too expensive at 8000. i looked into a blow through supercharger system that was 7000 and that would put me no where near the tens. that orange mustang seems like a 30,000 dollar race car

[Goblin]

What orange mustang? The one in my sig???

And Fordstrokers is just as good, if not better than DSS in terms of quality. The main difference between the two is customer service. The owner of Fordstrokers actually frequents this forum, and shares alot of great information. Im just trying to point you in the best direction, not to say you arent already headed that way.

$8,000 for a 10 second turbo mustang? Thats cheap.

[ms85stang]

yes i think thats rediculously cheap. i can't see how someone would put that on craigslist for that low of a price if nothing is really wrong with it. thanks for the info with fordstrokers. buying a block is a big expence i don't want to fuck it up lol

[Goblin]

FYI the orange mustang in my sig has MUCH MUCH more than 30k invested. Theres more than that invested into the chassis ALONE.

[ms85stang]

that is your mustang? i read your thread and it seemed to imply that that orange car was being sold on craigslist for 8000. and guys replied to you saying 8000 was pricy. thats where i got very confused. what was posted on craigslist for 8000?

[ms85stang]

for the record i just signed up for this sight. i am loving the input of all the enthusiasts. you all seem knowledgeable and cool on here. if i seem a little retarded when it comes to figuring out what the hell your talking about it is because i have never posted in a forum before.

[Goblin]

I have not posted anything for sale on craigslist, of any sort, in years. Sorry, your mistaken.

[ms85stang]

yes i am very misunderstood. i saw a message you posted (probably as a reply to something someone else posted about something for 8000) that you said was expensive. i did not realize until a little while ago that the photo under your post was your car not the car or item that was being discussed. i was extremely confused.

[Goblin]

Heh, i'd like to say the orange car is mine. It belongs to a friend of mine.

My car on the other hand... well, we wont get into that... yet.

[ms85stang]

hah mine is an eleven year money pit that i think will never be the way i want it to. i fel your pain brother.

ps: women keep getting in the way of my spending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Goblin]

Originally Posted by ms85stang hah mine is an eleven year money pit that i think will never be the way i want it to. i fel your pain brother. ps: women keep getting in the way of my spending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Well, the car i recently started is definately a money pit. I havent been working on it for 11 years, but it definately feels that way. I dont keep cars that long, for them to drain the life out of me slowly.

Im itching to get my intercooler back from the shop..... opps, did i just say that out loud?

[ms85stang]

nice. it was my daily driver from high school. i had a girl for 5 years that spent all of my money. i am now finally getting back to working on it.

[Iownastang]

Originally Posted by ms85stang my cousin loves dss. the block is 3049 bucks. it is 9.2 to one compression and my heads are 8.6. i also wonder if when i swap my stock motor and all its components to the 347 will i run better before i get the blower. any suggestions on motor companies?

HOW DO YOUR HEADS HAVE COMPRESSION?

[Iownastang]

Originally Posted by ms85stang my cousin loves dss. the block is 3049 bucks. it is 9.2 to one compression and my heads are 8.6. i also wonder if when i swap my stock motor and all its components to the 347 will i run better before i get the blower. any suggestions on motor companies?

and its still a stock block.

[trueblue01]

A stock block is a stock block is a stock block. $1000 will get you a FMS Sprotsman roller block already line bored and finish honed. While it is not as stout as a Boss block or Dart block it does have alot heavier webbing and is a step up from a stock roller block. It is standard bore 4.000 so you have extra life from the start and room to rebuild once or twice before it becomes an anchor.