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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
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08/27/11 07:56 PM
08/27/11 07:56 PM
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The most popular engine we build is a 440, KB237's, stock iron heads with stock size plain valves, the SUMMIT 6401 hyd cam ( one of the best street grinds ever made), stock intake, stock stamped rockers--we polish it off with a well tuned distributor, well tuned carb and away it goes! Manifolds or cheap headers and you have an engine that has giant TQ, well over 400 HP and will run like the Ever Ready Bunny! It will MELT tires, tear second gear up and cruise to any spot in the USA with ease. Guys that have them LOVE them! I have built my fair share of big inch inch pump gas monsters and while impressive on the dyno and at the strip it is almost impossible to hook it to the street. The Mopar legend was made with nothing more than that.
My all time favorite is still a 340 4 speed A Body with some gear....so I understand where you are coming from.
Nice to know I'm not the only one doing this!
I built one for my 'Cuda exactly like what you described and drove it everywhere! I've recently built a second one that is almost the same for my '63.
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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
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08/27/11 09:35 PM
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wow I dont know about all this I have a 14-1 416 race motor with a solid roller with 267/272 @ .050 with 690 lift it idles nicely at 900rpm and I could drive this on the street all day with 0 problems.
70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake
best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
[Re: rbstroker]
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08/28/11 09:13 AM
08/28/11 09:13 AM
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I have the same issue with my 496" RB stroker. It was a ball at first but really a PITA to cruise in. I changed the headers back to manifolds, de-cammed, took off the 6 pack in favor of a 750 vacuum carb setup on a TM7, replaced the tach drive distributor with a stock vacuum advance unit, pulled the 727 and 3800 convertor in favor of a 4 speed, and replaced the 4.10 with a 3.23. It is a lot more pleasureable now, but I think that I should still change the big valve heads and TM7 out this winter. The "street race" performance has take a major hit, but I haven't honestly had a real street race in 40 years or so.
Drove the stroker to a VFW car show yesterday. About 100 miles round trip. About halfway there, I pulled and plugged the vacuum advance hose. Car ran mucho better at highway speeds (about 2000 rpm). Bucking and surging was minimized, but pulling away from a stop is still rough. Seems that there is no torque at all below 1200RPM. Get the car moving in 1st and it barely moves under its own power until 1200 and then wakes up. I assume that I need to play with the distributor some more. BTW, it actually made about 14MPG yesterday.
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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
[Re: rbstroker]
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08/28/11 09:33 AM
08/28/11 09:33 AM
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I have the same issue with my 496" RB stroker. It was a ball at first but really a PITA to cruise in. I changed the headers back to manifolds, de-cammed, took off the 6 pack in favor of a 750 vacuum carb setup on a TM7, replaced the tach drive distributor with a stock vacuum advance unit, pulled the 727 and 3800 convertor in favor of a 4 speed, and replaced the 4.10 with a 3.23. It is a lot more pleasureable now, but I think that I should still change the big valve heads and TM7 out this winter. The "street race" performance has take a major hit, but I haven't honestly had a real street race in 40 years or so.
Drove the stroker to a VFW car show yesterday. About 100 miles round trip. About halfway there, I pulled and plugged the vacuum advance hose. Car ran mucho better at highway speeds (about 2000 rpm). Bucking and surging was minimized, but pulling away from a stop is still rough. Seems that there is no torque at all below 1200RPM. Get the car moving in 1st and it barely moves under its own power until 1200 and then wakes up. I assume that I need to play with the distributor some more. BTW, it actually made about 14MPG yesterday.
You have a hot cam in your engine? If so, you might be on the hairy edge for the vacuum can, possibly causing it to add/remove advance depending on how much vacuum the engine is creating.
383, Hemi 4-Speed, AlterKtion, D60
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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
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08/28/11 03:36 PM
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Rather than throw big money at it. Check the simple things first. Probably pitch that carb too.
Put a really good tune on it. Got a dyno nearby?
"The only thing to do for triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
"NUNQUAM NON PARATUS!"
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Re: Getting sick of the stroker - question about downsize
[Re: Rug_Trucker]
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08/28/11 09:21 PM
08/28/11 09:21 PM
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Rather than throw big money at it. Check the simple things first. Probably pitch that carb too.
Put a really good tune on it. Got a dyno nearby?
No but i'll be hunting one down!
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