alternative engines, WARPED

[Frederic Breitwieser]

>  cyl wall thickness and safety THEN DE_STROKIN the sucker to a shorter
>  stroke than a 350 chev!!

I think you are making this too complicated...

If you want the B block, do up a 400cid block with a 440 steel crank,
440 YJ rods, and wiseco pistons.  The crank journals get turned down
to the right diameter to match the B block, and there you have it... a
451 stroker engine.

Better yet, use the 383 block which certain years have thicker cyl
walls, stroke it to 431 cid, then add two turbos.  Watch my taillights
:)  Picture a hair over 700 HP at a mere 4200 RPM.

>  The 400 Mopar is where it's at if ya want a high revvin engine!

Why rev?  The "jerk" force at the top of the stroke, when the crank
starts to bring the piston down, increases exponentially with RPM
increases.  So, keep the RPMs low, boost the hell out of it, and get
your power that way.  You'll break less parts in the long run.  Based
on a past life I revved 500cid blocks all the way into the 10k's and
look at all the pretty, overpriced, titanium parts that flew all over.

>  into the 400 block and create a REALLY lightweight internal 451 stroker
>  motor!

Using aluminum pistons make things even lighter, at a tradeoff of
piston skirt expansion, thus requiring more clearance in the bores,
thus more blow-by until things heat up to operating temperature.

>  to the law of supply and demand, more people but chev's and Fordsouta
>  the yards than Mopars...

For V8 engines, that's true here in Connecticut too.


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Frederic Breitwieser
Bridgeport CT 06606

1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
1989 HWMMV w/turbocharged 500cid Caddy
1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab soon to have 431 stroker + turbos
2000 (I hope) Buick GTP (Mid-Engined Sports Car)