Stroker Smallblock cost

Great topic... :thumbup:

Well it depends on a lot of factors:
rods I or H type
Crank Cast or Forged
Cam Solid Roller etc
Pistons forged or cast

Well you get the idea right?

I did a 416 with forged crank and all the goodies, Ross forged pistons,solid crane cam, racing oil pan, new Edelbrock air gap, 800 Edelbrock carb, MSD ignition etc. new balancer, every part you can think of new and top of the line.

I guess when all is said and done about $5500-$6000. could have done it for about 2k less but I did not want to go cast! BUT I know what I have and it has not only more power than a crate mopar engine, but is put toghter correctly too. Another thought for you. Todays parts ( factory blocks ) are not as thick as an old block, less strong etc. However, the heads on the new engines are decent out of the box so to speak. I used the 340x and then ported them myself, put oversize stainless 1.625 ex and 2.02 int. with the smaller 11/32 stems .100 taller etc. I have a lot of head port experiance, I am not the best but pretty good. So that saves me a few bucks too. But a guy can spend more on porting than a decent new set of heads. The heads are the key to the HP you need.

I could have easily spent another $1500-$2000 on heads too. But I would have only gone to that level if I am looking to get into the 500 and up HP ranges.

In terms of reall HP, I have seen the strokes at camp Cheby claim 800-900 hp on pump gas in 383 cu... yeah right..

For the $$ the crate is a good deal, but if I went that route I would pull it apart too and inspect the clearances etc. it will not be as strong as what i have.

Anyway hope this gives you a base line...