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Old 07-27-2009, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by L88Plus
You guys are giving waaay too much credit to the rod ratio helping make more power, etc. It's been dyno and track tested mega times and the results are always the same: nada.
But you get better side loading and dwell time.
Old 07-27-2009, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Aruba1
I took the heads off last weekend and I was astonished to see the condition there in. The valves and cambers and springs looks brand new. Same for the block, you can still see the hone marks. The STD pistons has some carbon build up. I feel kinda guilty to stroke the engine.... it looks like it should go back in a dumptruck and retire as a stroker in 200-300k miles from now (insert smiley face here, lol). How much can I sell the heads for? I would go with aluminum if I decide to stroke.
It's a dumptruck motor ... and this one sounds like it's in great shape and you bought it cheap. Maybe it belongs in a dumptruck and you could sell it for a nice profit? Nice TD truck longblock Craigslist?



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