[DeTomaso] Flat crank V8

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Except the faster you turn an engine, the harder it is to keep the valves from bouncing.

Of course, I know you know that - Dr. Dan.

I'm just pointing out that a stroker is easier on the valve train - and oiling too.

I've often considered a 331 or 347 stroker, but a 377 or 408 stroker always wins out.  A 377 has the advantage of working with a stock crank.  If you're going with a new crank, you may as well do a 408 - unless you have a 9.5 deck block, then do a 427.

I'm not saying a stroker is always better.  I'm just saying when I mull it over, personally, I always go back to a 351C based stroker.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 13, 2010 10:52 AM
>To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Flat crank V8
>
>> When Bob Glidden was winning all those NHRA Pro Stock titles he was running
>> a 331 ci Cleveland, or something close to that.
>
>Only because he had to.  To keep the SBC's competitive, they kept adding
>weight to the Pro Stock Clevelands.  The only reason Glidden reduced
>displacement was to get a more favorable weight break.  For match
>racing which wasn't restricted by rules guys like Dyno Don and Gapp & Roush
>used all aluminum stroker Clevelands back in the early '70s.  Standard bore
>on those blocks was 4.08".
>
>If you want to turn RPM for RPM's sake, fine but the cylinder heads neither
>know nor care what RPM the crank is spinning at.  They only see the piston
>speed and pressure drop.
>
>Dan Jones
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