abate1224

i finally got my car from the shop. it sounds pretty sweet. i went with a lunati 395cid stroker, comp cams 240/244 609/612@113. i have about 200mils on the set-up. all i need now is some bigger injectors and a custome tune. i plan on spraying at least a 175-200 wet shot. i can't wait til it broken in and i can start haulin ***!

WS-Sick

Sounds fun! Keep us updated.

TTtop

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Congrats!! Strokers are lots of fun.........

Be sure and do lots of this and this!!

DONAIMIAN

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Im intrested in what that Tq curve looks like with all that stroke.

black_knight

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I would be extremely interested in knowing what a setup like this would run N/A, and what it costs for all the parts...

black_knight

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Oh, another question: I notice that you have a 395 CID stroker. Not too many people have those; for the most part I only see LS1's with 38x CID strokers. Is there a reason why the others go with the smaller stroke? Is this a new kit or something?

kumar75150

395 kits usually burn oil

mine burns a quart an oil change

my 395 went 102mph in the 1/8 and that was about 25hp ago

Beast96Z

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Yea, it's a pretty steep stroke with a 4.125 in a 3.900 bore. Most just opt for the 4.00 stroke (382) for the better angle.

abate1224

the 395stroker hasn't been around that long, it is fairly new.
i was gonna go with a 382, but i got talked into the bigger cubes. probably 0hp difference but a little more torque.

black_knight

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Are all 395's guaranteed to burn oil? Are there any other disadvantages? Cost differences? I would imagine that IS a pretty steep angle... is the Lunati designed to handle that?

Abate, does yours burn oil, or is it too early to tell?

Beast96Z

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Anytime you run that steep of a rod angle, you will run into maintnence issues sooner than later. It's no exception to the LS-1. Any new motor can burn oil rather it be a 346 or a 395, it just depends on how the rings are clearenced. Granted the rings might wear faster in a 395. As far as the 395 being new to the market, you'd be surprised how long they've been around.

abate1224

as far as the 395 being new, i was just going from what they told me at Lunati and at tbyrne. i really haven't researched exactly how long they have been out. Hopefully i won't have any problems down the road. i only put about 6k miles a year on my car anyway.

Reckless

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Here's the graph from Kumar's car:

ROCNDAV

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Abate, that's good to hear. I'm still waiting for my broken arm to heal so I can start assembling mine. I went with the same kit (10.6 CR pistons) and Lunati 009 Cam. I'm also debating between 36# and 42# injectors. What injectors are you running right now? Is you car running the stock programming? No tune at all?

Thanks,
David

black_knight

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LOL, I didn't think they were NEW per se, just new for the LS1.

What kind of maintenance issues are we talking here? I mean, every engine burns oil, it's a question of how much! Is a 4.125 stroke going to wear the rings faster? How much faster?

I mean, has anyone run these in long-term applications? Is there a specific way to run them reliably? (like an RPM limit?)

Great graph there! That's some power!

David Gordon

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I have almost your exact same set-up. I think my cam is a 112 ls instead of a 113. I have the same heads I think PP stage 3s with a race port.
My beggining numbers were 484 rwhp and 466 tq.
Now i am down on power for some reason 470 and 450. Mine does burn a little oil.

Beast96Z

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They've been out in LS-1's for a while. I saw a post of one about 2 years ago. I guess they just had to find someone who would jam that big of a stroke in a stock bore. I'm sure the reliability would be fine for a while. Ring and cylinder wear would be my biggest concerns.

black_knight

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Good to know, Beast.

So has anyone had serious mechanical problems with a 395? Anything that couldn't be solved with regular maintenance? Does anyone else agree with Beast that this is NOT a turn-key mod?

kumar75150

I have had mine running for 16 months and have put about 20k miles on it so far with a good amount of hard miles over 6000rpm and so far I just have to add a quart of oil before I go out racing.

No real maintenance.

black_knight

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Kumar, that's all it takes to run a 395 setup, then it sounds quite appealing! Can any other 395 owners/experts chime in?