to stroke or not to stroke?

Thank you madscientist . Now I feel like a complete fool for putting that 4 inch crank in my motor ! NOT!! And I still want to start a thread : who's disappointed with there stroker ? Not many if any. Your example of some wack job wanting a 850 torque motor with only 425 hp is Ludacris! the one good thing about being in business for myself is that I can turn away complete morons. Hp and torque should go relatively hand in hand. please list the specs for this build your talking about so we all know what not to do and how to make it terribly unbalanced motor. And then have the nerve to sell it to somebody who apparently needed mental help not a wallet check. Unlike some will falsely accuse I don't believe a 4-inch arm guarantees anything but for a mild build it sure helps.

Nobody is disappointed with their stroker because they added cubic inches. Lots of 'em too! But IF I could turn my 360 into a 408 by bore, I would prefer that in a A-body. Rod angle really matters, and so does "if your piston is being pushed into the cylinder wall as much as it's being pushed up".. 408 by bore would be a better build than 408 by arm in a lighter car going for E.T. AND the torque would go up lots with the big bore....