stroker life span?

340sFastback said

We where are all the stories of SB stroker wearing out pre-maturely? People have been building these engines for quite a few years now and I don't see those stories popping up anywhere. Remember with a stroker you don't need to rev it as high to get the power, you don't need realy steep rear end gears to go fast, and you don't need a real high stall converter either.

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I'm still waiting for anyone to say they've got a 4" stroker with more than 50K miles on it. I've never seen or read about one. I believe it's not because they are so long lived, but rather they simply are not in vechicles driven that much. One 422 I built 4 years ago was buzzing around MA at 4500rpm on the highway last weekend (he was speeding, the car has 3.23s and a 2200 convertor...lol). It's got over 20K I think over that time including several drives to Carlisle and drag racing. But like most other topics here, I think "wearing out prematurely" is a matter of personal opinion.

I'd also think if this was a myth, you would be reading about ones that have much higher mileage on them. So far, using MAD's deeply scientific method, the highest expected mileage is somewhere higher than 30K...lol