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Dec 3, 2014 | 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr

I am not disagreeing about the area under the curve etc, but any of those saying stroker is the way to go have any experience with a truly good 350/355? Properly stalled an A4 350 drives great, get into M6 and I can see,the low speed feel of a stroker being more noticeable. But even so a truly well done 350 with a M6 should feel nice at low speeds.

I agree with this. My little 355 does fine at 1450rpms in 6th @ 65mph. It does do better at 75mph though (1650rpms). No lugging at all. The lowest I've had 6th was 45mph ~ 1000 rpms without bucking; it definitely bogged though.

But, a 383 would have a bit more low end for sure. When I rebuild this one I'll likely go with a 383 though.

Dec 3, 2014 | 08:54 AM

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The added HP from the extra displacement is minimal. Heads and can might add 100+rwhp. Stroker with bigger can might add another 20-25 and cost just as much as the heads/can/valve train.
Again not saying strokers are bad, just a bandwagon jumped on much too quickly without comprehension.

Dec 3, 2014 | 12:09 PM

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