tech question... good machine shop close to Eaton Rapids?

I've been talking to my boss who is a big turbo geek and he got me thinking about upping the hp in my foxbody. After some thinking i figured that i need to start with a solid core but dont want to buy a new block until i know the current one is too far gone.. Looking to see how much an inspection, hot tank, magnaflux, align hone, decking, and honing/boring would cost?

So does anybody know a good machine shop near Eaton Rapids that could do this?

Im all about throwing a turbo on stuff! i say go for it

hah, I feel like a turbo would be building in a different direction, I want a N/A beast just to see what i can do on my own.. but who knows, maybe a turbo would be interesting. I need to study them more before I put one on my stang tho

spool is addicting man, be careful to spend what you can. this project of mine has been ongoing for several years.

sounds like your in the right direction but i always tell people to learn from me.. plan out what you want in the long run ( IE: you want a built motor to handle the power which is great) so save some dough and get the motor plus supporting mods (fuel systems or suspension)

for people who want to run 800hp on a stock motor and they dont have the funds to replace the motor the 1st pass, they are the ones that need to take a step back and make a plan on what they want.

Haven't been in michigan in a while but last a knew there was a place right behind KFC in Charlotte, i think it was called Dowkers or something like that.. i knew a lot of people that went there and we very happy with their work

I talked to my boss and he said he had his engine worked on at dowkers too and told me they took a little longer than planned, but did some good work.

yeah i have no idea how fast they work, just heard many people recommend going there...

What kind of power are you looking for? Stock 5.0 block?

Well i found a Cheap-ish new 302 block that will come with cast pistons and a 50 oz crank, but i'm looking for between 350 to 400 horses, so i'm going to get rid of the cast pistons and get some forged ones, idk what to do about crank, i like the sound of afr's 185 heads, ford racings x303 cam, bbk long tube headers with o/r x pipe and flowmaster 40 series mufflers, a bbk cold air intake, either 70 or 75mm throttle body, bbk ssi intake. The way i have been thinking about it is get the new engine, and start building it outside the car so i can drive around on the stock engine and have fun, and when the new motor is complete enough, swap motors. Any suggestions? Am I going in the right direction?

Looking at n/a or f/i?

Naturally aspirated. But i'm having second thoughts on everything, that woulb be alot of money just for the motor, then theres alot of chassis stuff i would need to do, and the bodys rough so it wont last long even with reinforcing, maybe i could engine swap into a 1st gen? so many decisions!

86GTBludger wrote:Naturally aspirated. But i'm having second thoughts on everything, that woulb be alot of money just for the motor, then theres alot of chassis stuff i would need to do, and the bodys rough so it wont last long even with reinforcing, maybe i could engine swap into a 1st gen? so many decisions!

so many decisions! there is the comment that sums up life in general, haha good luck with it.

Just remember that stock 5.0's crap out around 475-500. My last fox was an 84 gt, and I split the first motor (347ci) in half... Made 482 hp at the crank.

So, I guess my advice would be to build a roller 351 or a late 60's 351. That way your not handicapped so much. This is another reason I went to the modular crowd...

well i've been thinking about maybe less horsepower to make it more streetable, like closer to a 1:1 hp to cubic inch displaced ratio. 300 hp would still be fun for the shap the cars in.