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Originally Posted by Dimis
Hot diggedie... You definitely got my attention!
Avmaviator - with so many 482 FE stroker builds, what made you choose to stop 454?
Is there something you know that others don't?
Kindest regards,
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A small part of it was to do something a bit different (Like Funfer mentioned, it is almost a crate engine now.
The main reasons for us was to get a responsive, reliable, and slightly less hp (then a 482) engine. With the shorter stroke, compared to the 482, it will be a bit more responsive and spin up quicker. With the lesser stroke angle, and things associated with a smaller stroke, hopefully will lead to being a bit more reliable as it is stressing the components less. By how much? I don't know, could be 1%, could be a lot more, it would be interesting to know. And like I mentioned the power achieve in this engine is just what we were looking for, around 420-430 at the wheels using the 20% drivetrain loss that most people use.
Anyways, so are our reasons... might not make sense to others but hey, we like it, and we're sticking with it, haha.
Take care