Re: STROKER engines

Wouldnt a 360 crank in a 304 produce the same disp? They are the same stroke. BTW to use a 390/ 401 crank in a 360 takes some work, as the mains are smaller on the small disp blocks, that is IIRC.
just my .02,
Joey

On January 26, 2005  wrote:

>  I can see using a 360 crank in a 304 for a turbo or blown engine, maybe, as the thicker cylinder walls will make the block a good bit stronger, and the 360 crank will give a few more cubes.
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> On January 26, 2005  wrote:
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> > Not a single post, come on guys, someone has to know something.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:06 PM
> > Subject: STROKER engines show your AMC intellect!!
> >
> >
> > I managed to misspell stroker and use the word intellect in the same
> > sentence, gotta love Mondays.
> >
> > ~John
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:25 AM
> > Subject: Stoker engines show your AMC intellect!!
> >
> >
> > Speaking of stroker combinations (always fun I say) who knows what parts can
> > go with what and make stroker combinations. I've never seen a put this with
> > that get this list (A+M=X??) anywhere for AMC engines. Who here knows this
> > info?? 290 crank in a 401 anyone?? I'm very excited to see what's been or
> > can be done.
> >
> > ~John
> > John.Widiker@xxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mail-return@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 5:56 PM
> > Subject: 360 Talk
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> > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: 360 Talk
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> > > From: "Nick P Alfano" <nick.alfano@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri,
> > 21 Jan
> > 2005 08:17:13 -0600
> >
> > Brien,
> >
> > I have posted many times about these.  They are a 5.885 length
> > bushed
> > for floating pins.  They are good for 8,00 rpm and 800 hp which is
> > far
> > more than a cast rod would go and even more than our stock
> > forged 401
> > are good for.  These would be really nice to add to a 390 or 401
> > crank
> > in a 360 block.  I am working on a 360 stroker combination that
> > will
> > be somewhere in the 391-396 ci range.
> >
> > Now for the bad news, Scat screwed this project up royally and
> > now
> > after promising to make it right price wise, is going back on their word.
> > They were suppose to ship all of them at once but only sent
> > a
> > few sets at a time.  Originally there were going to be 4340 I-beam rods for
> > pressed pins and be finished last June.  After months of delays, they then
> > said they got H-beam cores by mistake but
> > would
> > honor the agreement.  After waiting even longer for them to finish
> > the
> > rods, they bushed every set instead of making them for pressed
> > pins
> > with only 10 sets bushed for floaters.  Since they finished them
> > and
> > sent out the first few sets , they decided they wanted to make up
> > the
> > money for their mistakes so they said they would not ship the rest until
> > they renegotiated the price.  What does that mean to you?
> > Well,
> > if you were one of the guys who prepaid me for sets, you got a screaming
> > deal.  Those who bought them up to about a couple
> > weeks ago,
> > got them around the price you saw which was still a great deal on
> > that
> > rod set up.  The price now is upwards of $450 a set.
> >
> > Nick Alfano
> >
> >
> > =========================
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> >
> > Ah Huh,  well $450.00 is too rich for my blood - especially
> > as they're on eBay for $399.00
> >
> > Too bad SCAT is not covering their word -
> > but for that money - I'll find a 401 crank & rods for the 360 and still have
> > cash left over.
> >
> >
> >              Brien.
> >          NEW YORK
> >    eagle registry #501
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