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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Shatar4]
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08/21/11 06:01 PM
08/21/11 06:01 PM
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What are you going to do with it? Not everyone has the same needs/wants. What works for one guy in a street only low rpm combo will come apart like a dollar watch at 7000rpm. In my world kits don't work out well.
"Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Shatar4]
#1058204
08/21/11 06:43 PM
08/21/11 06:43 PM
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Street use only, no strip. Will hit the gas once in a while but not for a quarter mile. Just a respectable street motor.
if thats the case a stock 340 is respectable enough...if money is not an issue than i guess stroke away.
money is probably better spent on a good set of heads.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Shatar4]
#1058206
08/21/11 06:47 PM
08/21/11 06:47 PM
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Sorry I can't help to much with that. I would say remember stroker motors add alot of cubic inches so if you don't increase head flow it will add more low end torque but not rpm as well. Also talk to who ever is going to do the machine work about balancing, some kits do not internal balance well. Get their take on what you want to do before you spend money. just my 
"Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Shatar4]
#1058208
08/21/11 08:02 PM
08/21/11 08:02 PM
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detroit, mi
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Street use only, no strip. Will hit the gas once in a while but not for a quarter mile. Just a respectable street motor.
Call Brian H at IMM if you want a Scat forged crank with I beam rods and Icon pistons...this is a well proven combo and more than you need for the street. A cast crank will hold up beautifully too. Forged or cast this is a well machined and great assembly for the buck.
BPE, sells the same cranks as K1 and now complete assemblies I believe. This will cost a bit more, but the BPE crank is a good piece and again the same thing as a k1.
Member DJVCuda is building I believe a 430 based on this setup. There is a thread on it.
These are my two choices and what I am roughly willing to spend when I do this for the street.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: POS Dakota]
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08/21/11 09:22 PM
08/21/11 09:22 PM
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So Cal
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Street use only, no strip. Will hit the gas once in a while but not for a quarter mile. Just a respectable street motor.
Call Brian H at IMM if you want a Scat forged crank with I beam rods and Icon pistons...this is a well proven combo and more than you need for the street. A cast crank will hold up beautifully too. Forged or cast this is a well machined and great assembly for the buck.
BPE, sells the same cranks as K1 and now complete assemblies I believe. This will cost a bit more, but the BPE crank is a good piece and again the same thing as a k1.
Member DJVCuda is building I believe a 430 based on this setup. There is a thread on it.
These are my two choices and what I am roughly willing to spend when I do this for the street.
 The scat cast crank kits are good value for thier money on a street motor.
Shater, you need more specifics and constrants of what you are looking for in the end. That is why you haven't got many responses. And not very detailed responses.
What are you constraints on:
Headers/manifolds
intake
carb
compression
idle characteristics/exhaust note
vacuum
desired HP range
Just off the top of my head.
Here's a 408 stroker with Scat kit, smooth cam, ebrock head, TTI headers that made ~480HP/500TQ: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1
That should be a sweet street motor. I run a nearly identical setup in a 416 with a slightly hotter 274S cam and a cast crank Scat kit from IMM.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1058211
08/22/11 11:27 PM
08/22/11 11:27 PM
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The scat cast crank kits are good value for thier money on a street motor.
That is what I run cause mine is a street car. Just don't buy it balanced from Scat they do a terible job. Get a good local shop to balance it.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: 69Cuda340S]
#1058212
08/23/11 12:21 AM
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The scat cast crank kits are good value for thier money on a street motor.
That is what I run cause mine is a street car. Just don't buy it balanced from Scat they do a terible job. Get a good local shop to balance it.
I bought mine balanced from Scat. Brian at IMM has had them checked and they were fine. Mine seems fine.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: 69Cuda340S]
#1058215
08/23/11 12:24 PM
08/23/11 12:24 PM
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Michigan
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The scat cast crank kits are good value for thier money on a street motor.
That is what I run cause mine is a street car. Just don't buy it balanced from Scat they do a terible job. Get a good local shop to balance it.
balance it yourself
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Shatar4]
#1058216
08/23/11 12:28 PM
08/23/11 12:28 PM
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Since the cruising season is almost over, I am going to have my 71 340 rebuilt and after reading some posts on here I've decided to stroke it. It's a 71 motor that's already .40 over. What I'm looking for is the best stroker kits that are available out there.What I mean by best is what the best for your money. thanks.
Add them up - for the parts I got and the condition / quality - the best bang for the buck was BPE - Rod's cranks are cheaper then anyone out there - he combines that with a compstar rod, and his own pistons and for my 4.125" stroker it was hands down the winner, Other places were up to a grand more for what I was getting in the rotating assembly.
I'd contact Rod Bloomer ( BPE on here ) and get a quote. - you will be impressed.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: DJVCuda]
#1058217
08/23/11 12:51 PM
08/23/11 12:51 PM
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detroit, mi
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Since the cruising season is almost over, I am going to have my 71 340 rebuilt and after reading some posts on here I've decided to stroke it. It's a 71 motor that's already .40 over. What I'm looking for is the best stroker kits that are available out there.What I mean by best is what the best for your money. thanks.
Add them up - for the parts I got and the condition / quality - the best bang for the buck was BPE - Rod's cranks are cheaper then anyone out there - he combines that with a compstar rod, and his own pistons and for my 4.125" stroker it was hands down the winner, Other places were up to a grand more for what I was getting in the rotating assembly.
I'd contact Rod Bloomer ( BPE on here ) and get a quote. - you will be impressed.
I already mentioned you princess!
I am probably going to do an assembly from Rod next. The parts are really nice stuff for a step up over the typical....when I need it.
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: Erik]
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08/24/11 12:29 PM
08/24/11 12:29 PM
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Northern Indiana
Dunnuck Racing
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Aren't .040 over 340 stroker pistons hard to find? I remember looking for them once and it seemed like the off the shelf pistons didn't go over a 4.070 bore. That's fine with a 360 but that limits a 340 to a 0.30 over bore. Maybe things have changed recently though.
Yes - good luck finding .040 340 pistons. When you do find them, they are VERY expensive. Ask me how I know....... 
I am not 100% sure,but I would bet that Rod (BPE) can get them for you for a reasonable amount.
P.M. him and see. I have been using one of his 4.125 cranks for a couple years of bracket racing and 100+ pulls on my dyno and still going strong.
Keith
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Re: 340 Stroker kits
[Re: POS Dakota]
#1058224
08/24/11 09:27 PM
08/24/11 09:27 PM
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las vegas
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keith black icon 744, 745, 969,
are available for a 4.08 bore.
Tony
70 AARCuda Vitamin C
71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield)
71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas)
71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
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