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Originally Posted by westcott cobra
Brent,
I just dont like the technical solution because I'm a nitpicker  and born in May what means I'm a Taurus and have all the negative characters comming with this constellation 
To be serious, I'm always do "robust engineering" during my job and do so for my private projects, even if there is no real issue with most 347 piston designs I won't do it that way. It is my way to add some theoretical safety not to go to the limits my engine border lines allow to do.
Too complicated german thinking? Maybe
Uwe |
What theoretical safety limits are imposed by going to a 3.250" stroke versus the the 3.400"?
The only time I would pass on the 347 for the 331 is if I'm building a stroker engine based on a 289 block that potentially has shorter cylinders.
There's no way of implying a safety factor into an engine where the cast stroker crankshaft will take more horsepower than the factory block that you're putting it in. I've seen factory 302 blocks split in half at 450hp.