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Originally posted by Jack21
You have three options as I see it.
1: Built the stroker 393W, max CR 10:1, and leave it alone. No hair drier.
2: Add hair drier, max CR 8.5:1. Have piston tops and combustion chambers ceramic coated for added insurance.
3: The 429CJ was an option on '69 Mustangs. Todays 460 is a stroker 429. Get a 460, modify it to your liking, and bolt it in. This could be your most cost effective route. Plugs and oil for maintenance, and better resale value.
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Jack:
I used to work in DC and lived in Lorton (not in the prison, though). Where abouts in NOVA are you?
I am thinking that I should just make do with what I have for the foreseeable future. The engine is fresh, with less than 50 miles on it. It dynoed at 351rwhp, which, accounting for 20% drive train loss from my C-6, means 438 at the fly. The reality check is that I have already spent $35 large on this car in the last year and this work done here would be more than 2x what it would cost there. I still have more flywheel hp than the new vette and more than the original viper. You see, I have been bitten by the bug and I am a true believer in the old man's sage observation about horsepower that if "some is good, more is better, and too much is just enough." I've done a lot of cipherin and figgerin and the stroker seems to be the most cost effective way to go. I will probably go that route down the line.