Mopar&vettedude
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So i started off sometime towards the end of the year pulling the 318 apart. My orignal intentions were just to do a new timing chain and that was it. Then i got into thinking maybe i should do heads as well and go with a better intake. So bought a set of 302 casting heads off of the 87 and later diplomats (which im under the impression they're the police heads) and picked up a edelbrock performer intake. Then I stumbled opon a brand new comp cams extreme energy cam for cheap and bought that. So at this point the motor in stripped right down to a short block, and started getting the idea of just having it refreshed. The machine shop tells me they may need to bore out the cylinders if there's any issues like scoring or blow by from the rings. Thats when i had the idea of doing a stroker kit on the motor and pushing it out to a 392. Which would be great except now I find out the 302 heads are worthless if i go that route. So now im in a stand still on what to do. I dont want to buy another motor because I like what i have and don't really have the funds to buy another set of heads and buy the stroker kit while also needing to have the motor rebuilt. Im not trying to make a high horse car, I'm just trying to make a stout cruiser.... I've thought of just going back to my other plan and having the motor refreshed..... But im not entirely certain what to do. Any thoughts or info will be much appreciated. Thanks