Happiness is being Stroked AND Blown
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Happiness is being Stroked AND Blown So after buying an ATI P-1SC I thought it would be a good idea to forge the bottom end. After some investigation I found out I could buy a stroker short block as cheap as I could rework my motor. And I get to keep my stoick motor. So I placed an order with Scoggin Dickey yesterday.
I'm getting a brand new 6L GM LQ9 block. It will have an Eagle 4" forged crank, Callies 6.125" forged H-beam Pro Comp rods, Diamond -18cc dish 4" forged pistons, ARP bolts throughout, & Clevite bearings.
This will topped off with a set of fresh 6L heads that will have a nice valve job & some better valves. Not sure which springs I'm going with. We will make that decision after I get all the motor specs & order the custom grind cam. I also have the 78mm LSX intake & a ported TB to let air in, and PPC 1 3/4 cermaic LT's & a Corsa 3" catback to let it out.
Oh, and I have a 3200 Yank & a ford 9" that will have 3.40s in it to make it go. Probably need to buy a drive shaft now....not sure which one to get tho.
I'm not planning on getting real agressive with it. My goal is to have it run hi 10s on pump gas & still get over 20mpg. Should be fun!
I'm getting a brand new 6L GM LQ9 block. It will have an Eagle 4" forged crank, Callies 6.125" forged H-beam Pro Comp rods, Diamond -18cc dish 4" forged pistons, ARP bolts throughout, & Clevite bearings.
This will topped off with a set of fresh 6L heads that will have a nice valve job & some better valves. Not sure which springs I'm going with. We will make that decision after I get all the motor specs & order the custom grind cam. I also have the 78mm LSX intake & a ported TB to let air in, and PPC 1 3/4 cermaic LT's & a Corsa 3" catback to let it out.
Oh, and I have a 3200 Yank & a ford 9" that will have 3.40s in it to make it go. Probably need to buy a drive shaft now....not sure which one to get tho.
I'm not planning on getting real agressive with it. My goal is to have it run hi 10s on pump gas & still get over 20mpg. Should be fun!
congrats!you went the same route i did....decided it was smarter to get a forged shortblock and heads and cam and still be able to keep my longblock now and sell that to make some cash back.except i went with HPE...Ive got the Eagle crank and Callies rods like you but went with Weiseco pistons and studs instead.Good luck!
only suggestion I can make just from reading other peoples experiences is that if you do a stroker motor, specially with a S/C'er, you might wanna step up to a 1 7/8 header instead of the 1 3/4. Also, quite possibly the 90 mm intake and tb depending on your goals.
Good luck with your project though.
How many cubes you looking at?
Good luck with your project though.
How many cubes you looking at?
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Yes, it will be a 402 with around 9.3:1 cr. I have heard the Weiscos are a better piston, but at least for now these should be fine for me. I may end up sending the head unit in at some point to be upgraded to a D series blower. At which point the 90mm intake & 1 7/8 headers might be necessary. But going from low 12s to hi 10s (I hope) should keep a smile on my face for a while. And I drive it on the street & to car shows so I don't really want to get TOO radical. Well, I do but.....
