Posted By: SILVER67
400 to 500 life span - 08/30/09 12:46 AM
Hello,
This is just a general couple of questions I guess. How many of you are running a 500 inch 400 based stroker on the street? The piston for this combination seems really short. Will it rock in the bore too much and wear out if it were driven on the street lets say three times a week and drag raced once a month? Can this combo be street driven a couple times a week and survive for five years without a rebuild? I picked five years as a number. It could be 2,3,4,5,6 years. I was thinking of a 500/400 based combo with a .575-.600 mechanical lift cam, aluminum headed engine. How long would a 500 inch stoked 400 in a 3900 pound B-body last? Given a 6000 RPM shift point. I'm sure there is more I left out. I got a hold of the new MOPAR BIG BLOCK book.
This is just a general couple of questions I guess. How many of you are running a 500 inch 400 based stroker on the street? The piston for this combination seems really short. Will it rock in the bore too much and wear out if it were driven on the street lets say three times a week and drag raced once a month? Can this combo be street driven a couple times a week and survive for five years without a rebuild? I picked five years as a number. It could be 2,3,4,5,6 years. I was thinking of a 500/400 based combo with a .575-.600 mechanical lift cam, aluminum headed engine. How long would a 500 inch stoked 400 in a 3900 pound B-body last? Given a 6000 RPM shift point. I'm sure there is more I left out. I got a hold of the new MOPAR BIG BLOCK book.