Crankshaft question
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Crankshaft question I was thinking that when I get the money to do the heads/cam swap, that it might be a good idea to have the engine rebuilt with forged pistons and assorted goodies for the insides since I'll be spraying it too <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> . I'm wondering though, how many cubic inches are to be gained if I have the crankshaft offset ground for a little more stroke <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0"> ? What kind of numbers would we be looking at and would there be any durability issues with this being a daily driver?
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Re: Crankshaft question I use to sell alot of Ford stroker kits. We always used the 10-15 percent durability loss with off-set ground cranks. So if the stock crank is good to 600, off-set grinding it would take it down to 510-540. I personally believe the stock crank can hold 700hp in short bursts such as drag racing without too much worry. Its pretty stout for a stock offering.
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Re: Crankshaft question Hmmmm, well I was kind of planning on about mid to high 500's at the wheels when I'm done. We'll see I guess. Anybody out there done this? Any other opinions?
Re: Crankshaft question CEndres' car had a 4.100 bore + offset ground crank and displaced about 393ci.
Went 10.6@128mph at 3450 raceweight, with LS6 heads, 12:1 compression, and solid cam.
Went 10.6@128mph at 3450 raceweight, with LS6 heads, 12:1 compression, and solid cam.
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Re: Crankshaft question I have an offset ground LS1 crank(3.72"stroke) and eagle 6" H-beam forged rods I might sell, never used, ready to go-balanced and all, all you need is the piston setup, e-mail me if you're interested
