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Hello gentlemen,
After feeling motivated and pulling a core from a 1968 T-Bird in a local yard (C8VE) I was thinking about attempting to build my first stroker engine.
I was looking into the Scat forged stroker rotating assembly kit.
This engine will be going into a 1969 Galaxie with a C-6 and 9 inch rear.
I would like to make at least 600 rear wheel HP, but as this is a street / strip car (80 / 20 percent) I am more interested in usable off the line torque than high RPM HP.
I have a few questions of the collective wisdom on the site.
First, should I go for the 545 (.030 overbore) or 557 (.080 overbore), and are there any inherent benefits / detriments to either?
Second, should I go for aluminum heads (e.g. Trick Flow) or my home ported D0VE's (done in accordance with Scotty J's site information)?
Third, where is a good and reliable source for the rotating assembly in question? (I was on the Flatlander Racing site)
Thank you,
James
After feeling motivated and pulling a core from a 1968 T-Bird in a local yard (C8VE) I was thinking about attempting to build my first stroker engine.
I was looking into the Scat forged stroker rotating assembly kit.
This engine will be going into a 1969 Galaxie with a C-6 and 9 inch rear.
I would like to make at least 600 rear wheel HP, but as this is a street / strip car (80 / 20 percent) I am more interested in usable off the line torque than high RPM HP.
I have a few questions of the collective wisdom on the site.
First, should I go for the 545 (.030 overbore) or 557 (.080 overbore), and are there any inherent benefits / detriments to either?
Second, should I go for aluminum heads (e.g. Trick Flow) or my home ported D0VE's (done in accordance with Scotty J's site information)?
Third, where is a good and reliable source for the rotating assembly in question? (I was on the Flatlander Racing site)
Thank you,
James