Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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the cubes will help more if you have the heads to match. if not it probably wont make much difference. as far as the blocks go it depends on what your goal is. factory sb are pretty strong imo. there are lots of good builders on here. Dan is doing the machine work on my stroker now.
who are some other builders on here that I can get in touch with for this? I know Brian at IMM is one, Competition Wedge another, but who else is there?
I have to be honest with you, the 2 builders you have mentioned are more than capeable of steering you in the right direction. it seems you are searching for someone who will tell you what you want to hear. you have already purchased a kit that may or may not be what you need. at your age and experience level you will be better off trusting one of these guys. they have plenty of experience. not saying it's bad to want to do it yourself but it will save you money and grief. as far as cost goes I bet there will be little differnce between all of them on a similar build.
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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Hey guys, I appreciate the advice, really....I know that going with the bigger inches my heads would possibly be strained (im going with Brians RHS offerring) for now, but atleast I know in the future if i upgrade the heads ive got the cubes to help out, combining to make some awesome power. I havent purchased anything yet. Ive refunded my cast kit that I ordered before, and before I order anything else im just trying to figure out how much extra im looking at. Ive sent some builders a few pm's, so ill wait to see what they say. Like i said, this is more for my curiosities sake...im learning things right now that I never knew or even thought about before, and I like that. If I or a builder can come up with one of these big stroke combos that fits my budget, then ill swing for it...If not, im going to go with the trusty 408 kit lol...still more than enough cubes for a young sucker like me
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
[Re: mshred]
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01/18/11 12:36 PM
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I got 500.00 says your right foot is heavier than your wallet. I was the same way at your age , and I still consider it a good thing. There is a wealth of great advice here........something that wasn't readily available in my day. ( here we go .......old guy stories ) After you thank them , thank whoever thought up this crazy box full of chips and wires. But even a geezer like me can learn something and appreciate the amount of wisdom being thrown at us for free. You still have a ton of options and all of them make sense on many levels. The hard part is opening the wallet and saying " I'll take it " because now you are locked on to a given path. And here is where the benefit of someone's experience will really pay off. Find a builder you are comfortable with and trust them.
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/18/11 01:01 PM
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Matt, There are a few reasons to not bother going beyond 4". The return on investment for the expense of custom parts and shortening service life just don't make sense to me. I decided to ask a few questions of guys I consider knowledgable and the biggest seems to be the pistons with indeterminate service life as a close second. Noise will also be a factor using a piston that short in a street car. That can be addressed with offsetting the pin but you'll need to work with the piston manufacturer to get something that addresses the issues as best as could be. IMO - Build a 4" arm, forged crank setup, with reasonable heads, and worry about "bigger" and "more" when you've already maxxed what the 4" engine can do for you. If bigger wasn't better we'd all have 318s with 360 pie tins. But there comes a time when return on investment ends up making bigger less better.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
[Re: moper]
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01/18/11 01:47 PM
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I'd stick with the 4" arm and build a 408. Between the added stroke and 4 speed you're gonna be putting a lot of stress on the block.
-Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/18/11 03:58 PM
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I like the 4" 6.123 rod combo but I don't think I'd hesitate to run the 4.125 with the 6.2 rod and the SBC journals with a set of Brian's RHS heads. spread the lobe centers out a bit (at least 110) and try to shift some of the massive torque upstairs which will also help your power curve above the peak, the curve will be more linear (less abrupt peaky) as well which should be easier on the block overall with the heads you are planning. I would lean toward a 340 victor with some plenum work, again you don't want or need a ton of help in the upper bottom range once you give it some throttle, a good single plane will actually help make the combo more tractible/predictable off idle and in rainy conditions, especially in a nose heavy 4 speed car. A Hydraulic in the 242I/248E range or a solid in the 250I/256E range should be about right for the best balance for broad flat torque and strong top end power with an 850'ish double pumper. ~18-22 initial with another ~12-14 in the distributor with a relatively slow centrifugal advance will make it a very good steet performer without it blowing off the tires around every corner like a too quick advance will do....unless you're running fat and very sticky meats.
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/18/11 05:34 PM
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Rod, Thanks buddy. I find it's easy to give good advice when you've ACTUALLY DONE IT SUCCESSFULLY before Seems some forums/threads are so full of BS these days that you can't open the page without wearing Hip Waders anymore Moparts is a lot better than most of them though I think the people who know all pretty much know eachother by now and we just ignore the posers. I look who posted before I even bother to read anymore (there's some real good ones in here .)
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/18/11 08:44 PM
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Hey everybody, thank you for the opinions and words of wisdom I have spoken with a couple of builders on here, as well as a few different piston manufacturers, and it looks like going to the 4.125" arm is just out of my price range. Only other company ive found that has a kit for it besides K1 or something from Hughes is Ohio Crank...not sure the quality of their stuff, but the price is right http://ohiocrank.com/mopar_rotate.htmlLooks like im more than likely going to be sticking with the 4" arm stuff since i havent heard anybody on here mention the Ohio Crank stuff and whether or not it worked well for them 408 cubes is already going to be a handful for me lol
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/18/11 09:02 PM
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The forged Ohio's are pretty stout, (but check all non-premium cranks first by a competent machinist) I have one in my 414 (got as a crank/rods/block package deal I couldn't pass up) but I'd seriously consider getting a crank from one of the moparts members/sponsors on here. We all help eachother out as much as we can (I've bought parts and services from 2 in this very thread ), a lot of these guys I've known for years...even the ones I 'debate' with from time to time, I think we still respect eachother's opinions and we're all still 'buds'. A lot of these guys volunteer VAST amounts of knowledge and experience and deliver the hard core content to this site, give 'em a shot
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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you would be way ahead of the game to get with a builder and have them spec out your motor. save you a lot of trouble in the long run
i agree with Tony, im starting to gather parts for my budget R5 421" and helps to get good advice from guys that has been there and done it.
Bob
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Re: Critique/help with this custom stroker combination
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01/20/11 07:54 PM
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Matt, There are a few reasons to not bother going beyond 4". The return on investment for the expense of custom parts and shortening service life just don't make sense to me. I decided to ask a few questions of guys I consider knowledgable and the biggest seems to be the pistons with indeterminate service life as a close second. Noise will also be a factor using a piston that short in a street car. That can be addressed with offsetting the pin but you'll need to work with the piston manufacturer to get something that addresses the issues as best as could be. IMO - Build a 4" arm, forged crank setup, with reasonable heads, and worry about "bigger" and "more" when you've already maxxed what the 4" engine can do for you. If bigger wasn't better we'd all have 318s with 360 pie tins. But there comes a time when return on investment ends up making bigger less better.
Moper, im concered with the service life you are talking about.. why is it so? Also, the piston noise you are referring to- is it more when its cold upon startup, or is it constant? I can live with noise, as long as its not damaging anything
Another question I have for you guys is, with a stock block and .030" overbore, do I have anything to worry about in terms of wall thickness or block strength? I know HP/TQ is the killer, just wondering if this different rod/stroke/piston combo is detrimental as well
Ive spoken with Rod twice now and I must say i really do trust that this stuff will work good. Since he will be offerring custom pistons, im just trying to figure out if i will be okay with 7/16 cap screw I beams or if I should step up to the H beam stuff
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