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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 10:07 AM
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Ran across this video and thought it was full of good information for other LS lovers. Dude knows his stuff. Figured some others would appreciate the video.

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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 10:17 AM
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His comments about stroker cranks should scare a bunch of people...
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 10:38 AM
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Great info. "Thanks" for sharing the vid.
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 11:33 AM
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Some very good thoughts shared, esp piston skirts on stroked engines... scary
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Originally Posted by Lee DeRaud
His comments about stroker cranks should scare a bunch of people...
Yeah, I have been toying with the idea of saving up to do a stroker but his insights and comments have me really rethinking that idea if I want the engine to keep living and long healthy life. Looks more and more like I'll have to "settle" for just heads and cam on the LS1 for my budget and goals.
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Originally Posted by S.C. vette
Some very good thoughts shared, esp piston skirts on stroked engines... scary
I agree I thought this info was great, have many people had issues with piston skirts even on engines with just a 4 inch stroke? I know I have definitely heard of the issues involving the big 4.125 inch stroker cranks. Makes me think twice about stroking an LS2 or LS3.
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Very cool. I love NRE....they have some amazing builds. Looks them up on youtube if you get a chance....he does some post build testing on the streets and it is awesome!
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Just watched that this weekend, pretty good.
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