[DeTomaso] 408 Stroker Life Expectancy

[Donny Williams]

Yea I think the Windsor is a better candidate for this kind of cubes.  Lots 
more parts available, lots of strokes,and they are reliable.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <artstephens at charter.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 408 Stroker Life Expectancy


> In a message dated 6/26/07 11:12:06 AM, artstephens at charter.net writes:
>
> << OK guys,  I'm looking at doing a 408 stroker Cleveland this time 
> around.
> I drive a lot.  Any idea how many miles this thing should last?  I would 
> like
> to see 50,000 miles out of it.  Does that sound possible? >>
>
> Sure, Art- as long as you don't spend too much time in the upper rev 
> ranges.
> At 408 cubes, the cylinder walls will necessarily have been bored .030, 
> making
> them thinner than normal so they will be sensitive to side thrust. With 
> long
> rods, the piston will be very short so the ring package will be pushed up
> nearer to the combustion chamber where it will run hotter. And short 
> pistons
> wobble more, beating up the skirts.  If the cylinder walls are  too thin 
> or
> micro-width rings are used to fit the restricted space, ring seal will be 
> poor. A 408
> is a torque engine, not a high-rev screamer; sonic test all candidate 
> blocks,
> cam it for mid-range, use a rev-limiter and if you like big numbers on the
> speedo, regear the ZF rather than spinning the motor, and you should get
> reasonable mileage from this assembly (although maybe not 50K!) Good luck- 
> J DeRyke
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