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Old 10-15-2011, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by blykins View Post
That's a pretty common misconception....a longer stroked engine can pull the rpms just like a short stroke engine. I have 4.100" stroke 445W's pulling over 6500, as well as 4.300" stroke Boss 9 engines pulling 6500 rpms.

I have a customer that runs the 7.50 1/8th mile class. The 347 that I did for him gets shifted at 7000.
Let me re-phrase the question...logic tells me that stroking a 302 to 331 or 347, or a 351W out to 445 would require significant spend on the rotating assembly to make them as happy at 6500 as a standard stroke engine, yes?
Re-phrasing further, what spend would be required to make a 347 safe at 7000, and a 445W safe at 6500?
I like this friendly banter, Brent. Keep it coming!
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