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Old 03-25-2007, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by wrench87
this is why i get confused on what to do, i set out to build a 427 using all new parts to find out no one makes a new 3.78 crank. with scat i can go 3.98,4.125 or the 4.250 stroke they all cost about the same i wanted a 427 not a 451 or a 468 or a 482. i thought also with the bigger strokers you need a lot more cyl head to feed them the stage 3 heads are over 3k. what type of hp and tourque could you make witht the 3.98 crank, 6.4 rods and a 4.250 bore and a streetable cam?.
You can easily make between 450 and 500 of both hp and tq with bore/stroke combination and still have a very streetable motor, just depends on heads and cam selection.
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