cumbercr

Hopefully the toxic cloud hanging over this thread will dissipate soon.

I can't help but feel for this young man. I'm sure he's looking back and saying to himself "if only I had." In my profession we call them lessons learned.

If some very experienced CF members wanted to help other members that are looking to build inexpensive strokers, maybe they could generate a sticky of lessons learned. This thread is a perfect example. Lesson #1: Mock up the assembly and check clearances (to include cam).

cv67

havent forgotten

Left a fine mess in the morning for Mojo to clean up

Good times

AGENT 86

GREGGPENN

An older, retired friend of my dad came visiting at the hospital recently. He rehabs homes as a part-time occupation in his retirement. He calls these same kind of problems "The tuition of life!"

steven mack

The first stroker I built was 16 years ago,old school.Every part of the rotating assembly had to be ground down including the block and pistons to make it fit.Thats the way it was done.The thing was the most fun motor I built.My best friend is a engine machinest and old time circle track racer.He is the one who taught me how to build engines.

Beach Bum

Guys like Pete and Jim have been members here a "long time" and quite frankly in all of that time, I'm not aware of a single time anybody has complained or been wronged with their advise or services. Reputations in this industry are earned. Just chalk it off to a difference of opinion on this particular application and call it the day would be my recommendation.

I will only add, as a racer who's spent an inordinate amount of time at the track over my life.... its pretty rare for a street/strip set-up to blow-up at the track for engine balance reasons due to a a gram or two off the rod bolts or anything else. On the rare occasion I've seen an engine let go, was due to things like the oil pump pick-up tube falling off or the pump shaft, hence no oil... a few power-adder mishaps too, but those would typically crack a piston or just lift the head gasket.

My only advise to anybody building a motor.... make sure your oil delivery system is tight and functional and you should have a long healthy happy engine life.

Lemme

I think this statement pretty much confirms Brian's point.

Pwnage1337

Someone lock this thread before it becomes an even larger argument. I got the information I needed. Thanks to all of you for your opinions.