thats why its rare to see a lt1 above 400 cid 
LT1 401 question
LT1 401 question Ok guys/gals I was playing with an engine calculator and for fun I punched in:
4.060" bore
3.875" stroke
8 cylinders
This comes out to 401 cu. in.
Now knowing that the normal enigne can be punched out to .060 over and ran, I was kind of wondering if anyone had thought about this. All you would have to do it buy a 383 stroker crank or 396 stroker crank and bore your block out .060 over. You could probably get this to a CR of 11.2-11.4 if you were careful in selecting your rods and pistons.
Don't flame because it is just a thought and I was just toying around with the calculator.
It would be like having a 400 BBC in SBC form.
comments or concerns welcome. BAD OR GOOD
4.060" bore
3.875" stroke
8 cylinders
This comes out to 401 cu. in.
Now knowing that the normal enigne can be punched out to .060 over and ran, I was kind of wondering if anyone had thought about this. All you would have to do it buy a 383 stroker crank or 396 stroker crank and bore your block out .060 over. You could probably get this to a CR of 11.2-11.4 if you were careful in selecting your rods and pistons.
Don't flame because it is just a thought and I was just toying around with the calculator.
It would be like having a 400 BBC in SBC form.
comments or concerns welcome. BAD OR GOOD
Last edited by 9formula4; Nov 26, 2006 at 12:46 PM.
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Yeah it has been thought of, lots of people get hungup on wanting more cubes mistakenly thinking that is how they can make more power.
Few Impala guys running 409s LT1s for nostalgic appeal, one of them actually runs strong but it is because of the cubes.
Few Impala guys running 409s LT1s for nostalgic appeal, one of them actually runs strong but it is because of the cubes.
