Wish I could help you with those questions. Like I said in the first post, I'm not an engine builder by any means. The stroker suggestion was as much a question as it was a suggestion.
In terms of pistons, cam, and so on, I think it's all going to depend on each other. The pistons will depend on the stroke (I think
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) and will depend on what compression you want. I don't know what compression would be ideal for towing, considering the 76 MH 440 I have has about a 7:1 or 7.5:1 compression and pulled that bigazz motorhome around easily. But would more compression produce more torque?
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Cam choice is going to depend entirely on compression. And converter choice is going to depend on the engine package as a whole.
I know, that doesn't help at all, does it!
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