Quote: Well so much for ford junk, thought this was about small block mopars.
Ive several strokers from 410s to a hair over 450 inches, have not noticed any rods issues on inspection and they often see over 7k.
More and more we will see the 4 plus stroke cranks as common as the 4 inchers.
40Ford can fill folks in on what an X block will take or just read some of his postings, its pretty clear you can knock the sides out of anything if you try hard enough.
But other then some cast crank posts I dont see many small blocks, oem or afterm, X R with there guts spit out as we do so many stock block BB motors.
Dont see how a small block ford plays into this, the small block stroker has proven itself as a good solid combo. And im sure Dave knows the right people to get it done.
Ok, What about excessive bore wear? Piston life? Rings? There are a few of us sitting on r blocks who would like to build a nice stout street/strip engine that will last a while with a 4.25 inch stroke or maybe larger...without having to be torn down every winter. Daily driver duty...
But until now, it's very hard to get any kind of take on what the life expectancy would be in general compared to say a simple 4 incher.
It's hard to make a decision without getting the facts. I know these things vary greatly, but is there any kind of general rule of thumb here? What to expect?
