ok stroker guru's, gig this one

look guys....stroke does not really effect dwell time at tdc........rod ratio does, longer the rod..longer the dwell atdc which aids in cylinder filling and evacuation of exhaust gases.

chevy dorks say the shorter the rod, the faster it moves away from tdc and outruns detonation.lol

some chevros say the shorter rods that create the angularity at 90* crank also aid in torque from this same angularity/kicking the crank over harder, what road racer chevy dorks argue all the time.

even a certain mopar book go's on about this.


side point...when chevrosexuals pick on mopars tall deck heights that lead to heavier rotating mass, they forget that the mopar when built & stroked makes the perfect starting point as where a chevy becomes an 8 hole flower pot. sbc can't facilitate ,without going really custom [modified ford 302 pistons and custom length rods], a 4'' stroke and still use stock chevy parts/dimensions. The blocks are too short, the cam journals are in the way and require a custom cut down weight crank, a close to stock 4'' stroked sbc cost engine masters $6500 to build and all it had was a bigger cam, headers,carb...all else was stock iron intake, stock heads, it barely made 400 hp for $6500$.


now again, pertaining to this op question...rpms/poor rod ratios=side loading are what will wear out the cylinder walls faster [with all else aside] 'chevys wear out the bores bad from this.

Anyways thats why life expectancy go's down when performance/higher than stock rpms are in mind.
seriously though when the stock mopar pin is that far below the ring package...those rings/pistons are gonna be plenty square and stable.

btw I type on the fly thats why I sometimes miss letters and scatter my points, bare with me.