To Stroke or Not To Stroke
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From: Sheffield Lake OH
To Stroke or Not To Stroke
Ok guys...Ive got a huge dilemma here.....Ive got the 350 out of my 73...Its a 72 4bolt block so its not original. the block is already bored .40 over from the previous guy. I have new: Dart 2.02 heads Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake, Edelbrock RPM cam w .510 lift, Hooker SComp Ceramic hdrs., and so on.......Now the bottom end....do I:
Rebuild it as it is...................OR...........Stroke it....???? :steering:
Rebuild it as it is...................OR...........Stroke it....???? :steering:
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From: B'Ville NY
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St. Jude Donor '05
Re: To Stroke or Not To Stroke (Robs73)
I you have the funds for a new rotating assemble, then I'd vote stroker. I have the RPM cam in my 350 bored .020 over. This cam is a bit excessive with it's duration so it may work better in a larger displacement engine :) .
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From: Lakeland, FL
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Re: To Stroke or Not To Stroke (bhmyers)
Stroke it, more power, more torque, no brainer to me.......This is just my personal opinion.
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From: Millington TN
Re: To Stroke or Not To Stroke (Robs73)
Not only stroke it but make sure that it is internally balanced. I just got doing mine, if you want all the numbers compression ratios etc... let me know. Drop me an email.
