426 inch+ small blocks

ok - last question

are you saying a cylinder wall flexes up top, at the deck? ? ?

Dave - I think that snow has got to ya man....

It looks like your fighting an uphill battle...LOL! And even after all the 4" stroker engines running out there across america, Canada, Europe, etc...
I think too much theory and thinking gets guys into trouble. I've built way to many of these things to see any sign that they WEAR OUT quicker than an equally prepped engine of oem configuration. What that means is, if you build a 480HP 360 and a 480HP 410 there will be little to no difference in wear and tear.

One thing you guys forget is most people building the strokers are shooting for a min. of 500HP and that will always add wear and tear to an engine compared to a stock 240HP 360.

I guarantee you that if a 360 or 340 is built to make that same power, it will have to rev higher than the OEM ever planned on it revving...so maybe you should just not build a performance engine because the OEM didn't build it that way????

Now if you build a 600+HP 410 ofcourse it's not going to last as long as an OEM engine...shouldn't that be obvious??