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Old 03-09-2009, 02:31 AM
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soooo on your build -- how much vibration , oil consumption and engine wear are you willing to tolerate>?

with the rod ratio and required pistons-- a 427W can lead to cylinder bore wear issues and oil consumption over the long-haul.

For instance - I am not a fan of ANY stroker piston where the OIL CONTROL RINGS intersect with the piston pin hole/bore, this leads to oil consumption and dirtier than needed exhaust. ( Note: I am not a treehugger by any means but in automotive engineering this is the equivalent of using match-heads for sparkplugs. )

a 402-408W (still with a 4.030 bore) might be a healthy long term , powerful alternative that would run cleaner, burn less oil, and last longer.

My 5cents worth.

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