340 to 372 stroker kit
You make some good sense with the below quotes. Allow me to comment on them. A pro vs con.
Wow, that's a lot of money. Why not just get a 360 and use it. Bore it 30 over, put on your heads and call it a day.
Perhaps he already has a 340 block. I think this is the case. Why spend money on something you don’t have when what you have will work? A .030, 360 is 365 cubic inches. A small 7 inches shy of the 372.
With the 360, you still end up with a externally balanced cast crank, stock rods and a smaller diameter piston which has less hp. A internal balancing can be done at extra cost.
While a case can be made to sell the 340 block and roll the money over into the inferior 360, who would purchase a unknown large overbore block? If his sonic check turns out good, now is the problem of having someone believe you.
Wait! Did I just call the 360 inferior? Well, yea. The best thing about the 340 is smaller bearing journals for reduced bering speed, less friction and the previously mentioned bigger bore which has a direct impact on HP as well as helping the head to breath a little better.
Yep and it's still a lot of money to get to the same thing as a overbore 360. But if you got the money carry on.
Isn’t it crazy how people spend there money?
Like, OMG, wasting it on something they want to do, and OMG, a car?!?! That they like?!?!
Rather than act like car hating parents or wives, and this is towards everyone out there reading this garbage today, help a brother out. The 4.0 arm is a helpful thought I agree, but if we all want to do a 373, don’t be so quick to chit on your heads when the choice of a “Nostalgic” stroker comes up.
At this CID, it becomes a extremely efficient package with the available head choices out there.
