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12-17-2003, 04:18 PM

B-MAN

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382 cubic inch motor

I am thinking of building a 382 stroker, I know all the pros, but does anybody have any cons that I should watch for

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12-17-2003, 04:46 PM

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cons are very high cost compared with other earlier small block motors....

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12-17-2003, 05:28 PM

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A 382 stroker won't rev very high compared to an all-bore.
Will be a good torque motor.
Heard a few stories about the oil rings in the pin bore which can cause heavy oil consumption.Don't know for a fact though.

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12-17-2003, 08:43 PM

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B-Man, check your PMs, i've got a question for you but it's off-topic.

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12-17-2003, 09:19 PM

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I rev mine to 6800 and could go higher. No oil consumption here either... I really don't feel there are any down sides besides cost but the whole bottom end is forged now. Get a good set of rods and you can rev it a bit.