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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ScottyDsntKnow" data-source="post: 379172" data-attributes="member: 10454">1-A girdle isn't going to do anything for you on a stock block other than hold the motor together in a neat little pile when it splits in a high HP app. 2-Any shop that tries to sell you the old style 347 where the pin intersects the ring landing should never get your business for ANYTHING. 3-Torque and horsepower gains are only as good as the combo. Some guys with 347s make less than 350 to the wheels because they've got a badly chosen combo. A properly selected combo thats well put together and tuned should see upwards of 450whp or more all motor. 4-Getting fully forged internals on a stock block is a waste of money IMO. You really just need forged pistons and even then lots of ppl are running hypers with great results. There is alot of debate on this though and with forged rods and pistons being pretty inexpensive now its good cheap insurance if you're buying a stroker kit. A cast crank is MORE than enough for a stock block.5-DO NOT BUY AN EBAY STROKER KIT!!!! Sites like TMD etc... sell cheaply made chinese copies!! Terrible advice to buy your rotating assy. on ebay... Hit up <a href="http://www.fordstrokers.com" target="_blank">www.fordstrokers.com</a> or <a href="http://www.adperformance.com" target="_blank">www.adperformance.com</a> and talk to the ppl there for sound advice on your combo.6-I understand being on a budget, I'm a poor college student. However you don't want to be doing this twice. For a lower powered 302/306 that's mostly a street car you can get away with using the lower end stuff but when you get into big power strokers using cheap ebay parts is just asking for it.</blockquote>