I plan on tearing my big block chevy engine down this winter and go through it, and the thought of stroking it ran through my head my question to you is, who makes an affordable stroker kit for big block Chevys that is still good quality? My pistons are already .040 over So I would like to keep them that size and maintain 12.5:1 compression
Depends on what your definition of affordable is loll. I like eagle kits, as there pretty affordable to me and hold up just fine, I've never had any problems with their kits, but if you can afford it, scat makes some good kits, but you might be better off just getting a stroker crank and stroker rods if your keeping your pistons, probably be a lot cheaper since most kits come with pistons too
I'm probably going to replace the pistons if they need to be I just want to keep the bore the same as it is now to cut down on cost it might get expensive at the machine shop if I bore it over more
What size big block is it?
I believe the compression height on a stroker piston is different. I could be wrong tho
Quote from: J.C. on November 01, 2013, 01:30:23 PM
I believe the compression height on a stroker piston is different. I could be wrong tho
I believe it is too, since the rods are longer....
This seems like a great kit, for a awesome price, upgrade to scat crank for $150 extra, ratings are good to 700hp 7000rpm, forged pistons, forged h beam rods, and depending on your heads, you'll get 11.1-12.1 compression.....
Only thing tho is you need to bore block to .060 over so another .020 and you will end up with a 496....
If I stay .040 over the kits I have been looking at would make it a 489 if I under stood it correctly but I guess I will just call and talk to my engine builder and figure out the correct route to go
You will need different pistons. The wrist pin sit different on strokers
I run eagle kits no problem . Scat is good also
I talked to a guy today that runs a big block and doesn't shift out of first till 8700 rpm, said the motor is good till 10, when I talk to him again ill ask what he has for his setup
www.whiteperformance.com (http://www.whiteperformance.com) check these guys out...its where I get my SBC assemblies from and a couple other guys I know got BBC
With stroker crank you need different rods, which in return means your going to need new pistons. Ya get what you pay for. If you spend $500 on a new rotating assembly, it's going to work out like a $500 motor.
Quote from: Jthomas on November 02, 2013, 01:20:59 PM
With stroker crank you need different rods, which in return means your going to need new pistons. Ya get what you pay for. If you spend $500 on a new rotating assembly, it's going to work out like a $500 motor.
i understand that I'm not looking for the cheapest setup I'm just looking for the best bang for my Buck but after talking to my engine builder I'm just going to do a standard rebuild and upgrade to a set of good aluminum heads