Quote: OK, I'll be the guy in the flame suit and ask the question - Why alter the short stroke (oversquare)design of the engine? Conventional thought says to use as large a bore as possible (in combination w/short stroke) for high RPM power, e.g. F1, Indycar, motorcycle engines, etc. Would it be cost-prohibitive to enable to motor to rev to 8000rpm reliably, using a stock prepped 383 crank, GOOD quality aftermarket rods, lightweight pistons, and solid cam instead of spending the money on stroking? This would not seem a bad idea, especially in a lightweight car with 4.10/4.30 gears. I am just throwing this out there for an opinion from the builders, not trying to argue the merits of stroking the 383 (which sits in my Duster with a broken valve).
Not everyone wants a 8000rpm screamer. Have you ever had a car that makes all it’s power up top(4000+) It gets old fast. So the stroker brings the same power but at a much lower and useable rpm…
