400 block

[zigs]

Please, please do yourself a favor and have the block sonic tested. Many 400 blocks have significant core shift and are unsuitable for stroking. 915 heads are great. The only parts worth saving are the block, main caps, timing cover and distributor hold down. A 451 is a great combo that combines r.p.m.s and torque. Good luck, Tom:finga:

ya the guy doing the work talked about that . He said he thinks he can get me where I want to be with out stroking :finga: back atcha.

 

[zigs]

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This explanation would have been helpful from the beginning.

Save everything until the build is complete. Then throw away everything you are tired of storing. It's how we do it around here.

Ya but you would have missed out on all this.

 

[IQ52]

Holy boat anchors Bat Man. one simple question . What can I save . I know the heads are junk, I know the rods come with the stroker kit. This is a street build but knowing me I like the smell of rubber. the 915's have been rebuilt and are shelved oiled and wrapped. The guy I've been talking with to do the work has over thirty years in engine building.
he's the kinda builder that doesn't want to hear a bunch of smack about what you want to do. He wants to see the engine tare it down look at condition mag it then ok what do want to do. So that being said , Cranks gone , cams gone , heads gone , Push rods ? Rods can be saved if they check out. I just don't want to junk something that can be used by me or someone else . Thermaquad anybody ?

Here is a 400/451 pump gas motor using the 400 cylinder heads.........it will produce some rubber smell. Drove around kinda nice.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,77958.0.html

 

[zigs]

Here is a 400/451 pump gas motor using the 400 cylinder heads.........it will produce some rubber smell. Drove around kinda nice.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,77958.0.html

Thanks for sharing that . It can be done. You just have to listen to the right people. When the time comes we'll talk more.