Building a 5.2, how crazy can I
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Building a 5.2, how crazy can I
Picked up a 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 5.2 that had seized. I got it for free so I got plenty of room to work.
Looking for how crazy I can go on performance but still be reliable and keep the computer from freaking on me. I know too big of a cam will set a knock sensor code and I am limited on compression ratio.
I am only willing to spend around $1000 give or take but I want to build the engine to maybe around 300 horses but in the name of fuel mileage and reliability. Im leaning towards bump compression to around 10:1, rv cam and some warmer heads. Can I go all the way to stroking it if I feel the need and what other options do I got. I am not worried about the labor cause between me and my 3 mechanics we got 100 years experience but its all been with sbc from the 80's and such so the newer stuff and how far we can take it with keeping in the computers parameters is kinda lost on us.
Suggestions?
Looking for how crazy I can go on performance but still be reliable and keep the computer from freaking on me. I know too big of a cam will set a knock sensor code and I am limited on compression ratio.
I am only willing to spend around $1000 give or take but I want to build the engine to maybe around 300 horses but in the name of fuel mileage and reliability. Im leaning towards bump compression to around 10:1, rv cam and some warmer heads. Can I go all the way to stroking it if I feel the need and what other options do I got. I am not worried about the labor cause between me and my 3 mechanics we got 100 years experience but its all been with sbc from the 80's and such so the newer stuff and how far we can take it with keeping in the computers parameters is kinda lost on us.
Suggestions?