Destroked Small Block?

Just to throw in a little interesting tidbit I got from my IC engines textbook, power output can be calculated based on RPM, mean effective pressure, and piston area ONLY (bore), while torque is calculated based on mean effective pressure and total cylinder volume (bore AND stroke). Let that marinate for a minute lol...



Yep yep yep yep yep. Stoke length doesn't affect power. It changes the RPM range. Big bores make power.

Never use a longer stroke than you need to make RPM and use the biggest bore you can get.