)Some great info here & I'm about to commit, or be committed, but need a little advice.
A little background first, I used to run a 511HP 440 in an Australian Valiant 2 door pacer (they used the 1969 Dodge Dart bodyshell), so I have a little rev-head in me. So naturally when looking at a stroker build I was getting a bit carried away looking at long rods & KB forgies.
BUT, I sat down and had a stern talk with myself & realised I'm NOT building a race car
My '96 XJ has 4.5" lift, 33's & 4.11's and has 420 000Km's on the clock.
It does some serious off roading, touring, it's my DD & I'm sick of it kicking back a gear (or two) just to maintain 100Km/H on the highway when I hit a hill!
So, with that in mind, here are my thoughts.
I've just purchased a 258 12CW long snout crank P/N: 3214723 (already machined .010/.010 for $195
) & I'm looking for some 258 rods, not that easy to find here but they'll turn up.After the block is machined & I know the spec's I'll look for a master rebuild kit. Now some things are alot cheaper to just buy from the States (USA
), even inc. freight, & this is one of them.So I'm looking for recommendations on suppliers, their kits & what you would/might alter from their standard kit.
So far I've considered these:
http://titanengines.com/engine-kits/mas ... kit-1.html
http://www.flatlanderracing.com/rebuildkitsamc.html
http://www.perfectengine.com/Jeep_4_0L_ ... j242dp.htm
Also, RockAuto, Summit Racing, Cleggengine, etc.
Please guys, what are your thoughts?
