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Originally Posted by Barry_R
I'll avoid getting "commercial" here - but I will give you some data on what you can expect from a mild street build. We just finished up a 428 stroker that was destined for a big car (mid-60s T-bird) - and it was a really nice piece for the purpose.
This was a 428 pass car block, with the 4.25 stroke kit for 465 cubes. It had dish pistons and a lightly dolled up set of Edelbrock heads for 9.8:1 compression. It had a 238@.050 Crane hydraulic roller cam, Erson rockers, and a BT intake (sorry 'bout the guy who don't like them ) - the intake fit perfectly, looked good and ran darn well. The motor idled decently at 750RPM, and made over 500lbs TQ from 3200 all the way to 5200 with a peak of 518. For horsepower we hit 497 at 5250. Nothing incredible - but a really nice street engine that should get the job done on a reasonable budget for a long time.
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Darn, Barry - that's EXACTLY what I want, almost to the digit. A well behaved, well built reliable torque monster with a pool table flat torque curve, and big HP up near a reasonable top rev limit that will purr like a *****cat down Main Street, but can also rip Main Street up and spit it out when I want it to. There's nothing outrageous about this engine or near the limit so to speak, so it should run well, and run well for a long time.
I've tried to call you a few times and can't get through - what's the best time to call? I look forward to speaking to you. Thanks for all the great info, and thanks to ALL of you for so much valuable information. This forum continues to be an invaluable asset.
Doug