[DeTomaso] 408 Stroker Life Expectancy

[Daniel Schultz]

The think the 408 stroker weakens the Cleveland and much agree the windsor 
is a better candidate. I also believe the 377 is the magic number for 
stroked Clevelands.

Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donny Williams" <Donnylee at ccwebster.net>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <artstephens at charter.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 408 Stroker Life Expectancy


> 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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