Thread: Chevy stroker kit questions

Pete - absolutely no reason for a Crendon to be heavier than other cars - mine came out at 1046kg at SVA, which is not heavy at all. If you wanted to go the FE route, then there are very much cheaper options than sideoilers - the 385 and 410 engines will make serious torque for not much money - go look on the Southern Automotive site for examples, and go see John Kerr at Crendon, his demo car has one such engine in it. For some reason everyone...

Well...I'm having a lot of rather strange thoughts at the moment. Can't decide whether I really want to build another Cobra at all, let alone which engine to use. Around lunch time today, I 'got the hots' for a Chevy '383', primarily on the basis of cost - btw a new arrival in the household & one less income means that I will have to be rather frugal for a while. However, by about tea time, I was back to...

Quote: Originally Posted by PeteV I've always liked the GD too, so this could indeed be an option. Not so keen on the hard top though. Then don't buy the hardtop...

The Chev 383 is popular because it is made by fitting an internally balanced 400 crank (3.75" stroke) to a +030" (4.030") 350 block. The stroke difference is compensated for by new pistons and I'm pretty sure you have to have rods that have been 'clearanced' so that they don't hit the cam. If you can run to it, go for 6" rods as these will vibrate less, generate slightly more power and cause less bore...

Wilf, can you please stop swearing in this forum!! No need for that FORD word here!