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Originally Posted by Joe's Garage
Yup, what he said ...
BTW patrickt, what was the cost to destroke your BB to make it rev and run more like a SB  |
I think the 4.125" SCAT is the same cost as the 4.250" one. And there is a split of opinion on whether the shortening of the stroke does, or does not, make the engine more "revvier." My engine builder said it does, Barry R. says it does, blykins and Keith C. both say it doesn't and that you'd be stupid not to go with the bigger stroke. Who knows. But, what is true is that if you want to rev over six grand in an FE, even if it's just to hear the sound it makes, and not to have the power band actually run above it, you need to make sure the other parts of the engine will support it. Obviously you can't have hydraulic lifters, and you need to match the other components. That meant custom Wiseco pistons, Erson rockers, a light aluminum flywheel, etc. And I'm still under 500HP -- but when it's revving up around 6000 or more, it sounds like a million bucks.
