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Old 11-29-2016, 03:44 PM
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The factory ford 5.0 block is generally accepted to be at tad on the week side for high HP builds.

You can buy a Ford boss 302 block with a 4.125 bore. It is stronger too.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6010-BOSS302

By the time you find a used block, clean it up, bore it, hone it, etc, you will likely have similar money in it.
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