3.79 Stroke CRanks

Ramcharger,
The way that I see the 3.79 stroke engine being better is the fact that the bore to stroke ratio and the rod to stroke ratio's are keys to making power not just CI's. And as Mrmopartech has stated and you well know that CI's alone dont make a car run faster, and more CI's dont necessarily mean more power, but they do make more Tq. to a point and at what rpm that they make the Tq. and that these are the benifits of a larger stroke and mainly for the street IMO.


Now to say that a car that runs 11's is fast, sure it is and at what weight is it? But now to say that 550 HP needs part A,B, and C to do it well this is a matter of personal opinion and choice. As it can be done a number of different ways and this is up to the person thats doing it. Just as the 322 CI engine that we just ran thats running mid 7's in the 1/8 and we just started, so far we ran 7.53 @ 96 mph. This 1/8 mi. time would be mid 11's and it's not a 408 or a 394 CI engine. But the geometry of the engine is working at it's peak or close to it's peak potential, and yes it's a cast crank with KB pistons. Will it last who knows and for how long is anyones guess, but a well thought out engine will make more power and last longer than the average engine or average stroker, as all things will be working together all the time and at all rpm ranges within reason. This 322 CI engine has a 6500 rpm limit and should last at this for years, but then again they are just parts and anything man made is destin to fail reguardless who builds it or where it came from.

As Mrmopartech has stated some of my engines may be the exception but they are very well thought out and planned, carefully machined and carefully assembled so anything is achieveable but at what cost. And this is to the end users satisfaction, which is different than everone elses ideas. Get 10 racers together and you'll get 10 different answers, this is the nice thing about discussions, you'll get all kinds of ideas and thoughts, some for and some against this is just the way of the world guys. So dont get upset, but take it for what it's worth and go on. This is JMO.