Broncobowsher
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I have been seeing lots of requests for stroker engine info so I thought I would try to gather a few key pieces of info into one place. I am looking for feedback for those of you who have owned and drove a stroker 351 based (393, 408, 427, etc.) or 302 based (331, 347, etc.) for at least 1 year. The “at least 1 year” is key. I want feedback on how things are going after some use, after the initial joy of first firing the engine. With that in mind, I will flag any under-age post for deletion. But do please come back after your year of use and give feedback.
1) How long have you been driving it? (sitting in the garage in a non-moving vehicle does not count, less then a year then hold off replying to this thread and answer after 1 year)
2) What stroker did you do? (crank, rods, pistons)
3) What compression ratio are you running?
4) What heads are you running?
5) What fuel are you running (regular, premium, race gas, etc.)
6) Intake and fuel delivery (carb/efi, what carb and intake or what MAF/Throttle body/intake/injector/computer) Fuel pump and tuning needed?
7) What exhaust are you running?
8) Cam?
9) Where does it make power at?
10) How high does it comfortably rev to?
11) Gas mileage (if you even check)?
12) What do you like most?
13) What don’t you like about it?
14) What would you do different? (there is always something that would be done different, must answer)
15) What issues did you encounter during the build ( rocker arms didn’t clear the valve covers, etc.)
16) What (if anything) after the engine was running did you have to go back and redo? (like Isky roller cams are made on a cast blanks and need cast distributor gears for the distributor)
17) What transmission are you using? What gearing and tires? How well matched is it?
18) What bugs did you have to work out? Do you have any left to be worked out?
19) If you put it on a dyno, what are the real numbers? (no estimates allowed) State if engine or chassis as well.
20) Any other lessens learned? Any other details that you feel are relevant to the stroker?
This should be a resource for those looking at what to look for when doing a stroker. After the first impressions have wore off and it has been used. That is why I put the requirement that you have driven it for at least a year. I want to know how it is after you have put it through its paces and got the bugs out of it. More of a “what to expect if it is built like this guide”. Add in a little of stuff learned from others mistakes so you don’t repeat them.
1) How long have you been driving it? (sitting in the garage in a non-moving vehicle does not count, less then a year then hold off replying to this thread and answer after 1 year)
2) What stroker did you do? (crank, rods, pistons)
3) What compression ratio are you running?
4) What heads are you running?
5) What fuel are you running (regular, premium, race gas, etc.)
6) Intake and fuel delivery (carb/efi, what carb and intake or what MAF/Throttle body/intake/injector/computer) Fuel pump and tuning needed?
7) What exhaust are you running?
8) Cam?
9) Where does it make power at?
10) How high does it comfortably rev to?
11) Gas mileage (if you even check)?
12) What do you like most?
13) What don’t you like about it?
14) What would you do different? (there is always something that would be done different, must answer)
15) What issues did you encounter during the build ( rocker arms didn’t clear the valve covers, etc.)
16) What (if anything) after the engine was running did you have to go back and redo? (like Isky roller cams are made on a cast blanks and need cast distributor gears for the distributor)
17) What transmission are you using? What gearing and tires? How well matched is it?
18) What bugs did you have to work out? Do you have any left to be worked out?
19) If you put it on a dyno, what are the real numbers? (no estimates allowed) State if engine or chassis as well.
20) Any other lessens learned? Any other details that you feel are relevant to the stroker?
This should be a resource for those looking at what to look for when doing a stroker. After the first impressions have wore off and it has been used. That is why I put the requirement that you have driven it for at least a year. I want to know how it is after you have put it through its paces and got the bugs out of it. More of a “what to expect if it is built like this guide”. Add in a little of stuff learned from others mistakes so you don’t repeat them.