340 to 416 stroker build need advice
First of all welcome to our community.
Next let me get my soapbox taken care of:
When you are considering the compression ratio question you need to be paying attention to the Dynamic Compression Ratio for this is all the fuel of your choice will see. There is a post compression vs octane on this forum with lots of information in it. Go on line and download Pat Kellys DCR calculator This will aid in the calcs.
As much as I like the desktop Dyno, because of the limited amount of information you can input, it has to be taken with a grain of salt. However its very good to see how the changing of individual components, such as a cam, affects the build as a whole.
As to the build there are a few manufacturers that offer stroker kits you might want to consider. Mancini is the one I have chosen. The folks there are more than willing to tailor the kit to my requirements. If you choose to get them to balance it have your machine shop check all their work. But because of their volume purchasing the kit will save you money.
As far as cams go I encourage you to consider the comp cams Extreme energy High lift series of cams.
They take advantage of the larger MoPar lifter diameter. The XE275HL or the XE285HL may suit you well, I chose the 285.
As far as heads go I cant say enough about Ryan at Shady Dell. He can get more flow out of a set of Edelbrock heads then a stock set of W-2 heads.
Now to the subject of Hughes:
I have tried to have civil conversations with their people, as a design engineer I require specific answers to very specific questions. All they were concerned with was pushing their products and would not give me the information to properly compare their products to the rest of the industry. They think much more of themselves then they aught. As it happens I may make some small purchases from them, but I will not use them as a reference source because of their bias.
Hope this helps
Andrew
