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Before affordable stroker kits mopar guys could..If I recall correctly buy a stroker crank or have a 440 crank welded/regound, use oem 440 rods and smogger off the shelf cast pistons in an RB block. This made 500 cubes. Heavy rotating assembly (compared to current stuff) and not recommended beyond 5500 RPM but a big torquer none the less. My question: Could a cheap stroker (reliable street only engine) be made now with a new stroker crank (under $400) and then oem rods and off the shelf cheap cast low compression 440 pistons?



Smogger 440 pistons have a higher compression height than your typical stroker piston for a 4.15" stroke crank. They'd be around .020 or so above deck. No problem there, just use a little bit thicker head gasket and you are good to go. Problem is they've got no valve reliefs so I don't think you could really run much of a cam. Yeah you can buy a jig to cut valve reliefs but by the time you've gone through all that BS you might as well have just dropped the $440 for a set of forged KB pistons for that stroker combo.

BTW, where do you get a stroker crank for under 400 bucks?