[FOR SALE] Mopar Performance crankshaft

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NOS Mopar Performance ( FORGED ) 3.51 STROKE (318/340) mains
Specs on photos
$500 picked up In GA or NC locations

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That’ll make for a good extra 20+ cubes from a 340.
(Bore size dependent of course!)
 
72 Pistons are around .50 down in the bore =
would not the stroker crank put them .50 up?
If .200 stroker would it not be .100 higher and
.100 lower in bore?
 
your thinking is right. if you want to compare a 340 with this new stroke, first, you need to know that the 73 piston is exactly 0.100 in. lower than a 68-71 piston (1.740 vs 1.840 compression height) . a 68-71 has the pistons .018 in. above the deck. so a 73 is 1.840 minus 1.740 -.018 = .082 in the hole. using the 3.510 in. stroker crank vs 3.310, the piston is now half the stroke difference minus .082 (3.51-3.31 / 2 -.082) , you get 0.018in., which means the piston ends-up .018 above the deck surface, just like the high comp. 340 but now, it is stroked. it would be a pretty easy to build combo, if you can find pistons for a 73 340, which are not that common nowadays. a 360 piston could be used, although with less compression.
a 318 could very well use this stroke since the compression height is similar to the 73 340 piston. it would be an interesting combo, but the small piston diameter would lead to a 342-343 cid.
 
As my old fuzzy Mind remembers:
The specs that Mopar gave NHRA are
.45 Above (68 to 71) and .54 Below (72 to 73)
and that is what we have to live with in stock/superstock.
I rounded them out a few thousands for simplicity in explanation.
Of Course, when Larry Shepard submitted them to NHRA
he was optimistic on all the tolerances! The same with every
other spec that he submitted on the Mopar Engines (Cam/Heads/etc.).

GM and Ford were also optimistic as well for NHRA!
 
John,
those are the tolerated specs for use in nhra stock/superstock only, not to be exceeded to pass tech.
the numbers i use are what these engines had from the factory.
the difference in height between 68-71 and 72,73 is still right around 0.100 in. ( 0.045 plus 0.054 in.)
 
your thinking is right. if you want to compare a 340 with this new stroke, first, you need to know that the 73 piston is exactly 0.100 in. lower than a 68-71 piston (1.740 vs 1.840 compression height) . a 68-71 has the pistons .018 in. above the deck. so a 73 is 1.840 minus 1.740 -.018 = .082 in the hole. using the 3.510 in. stroker crank vs 3.310, the piston is now half the stroke difference minus .082 (3.51-3.31 / 2 -.082) , you get 0.018in., which means the piston ends-up .018 above the deck surface, just like the high comp. 340 but now, it is stroked. it would be a pretty easy to build combo, if you can find pistons for a 73 340, which are not that common nowadays. a 360 piston could be used, although with less compression.
a 318 could very well use this stroke since the compression height is similar to the 73 340 piston. it would be an interesting combo, but the small piston diameter would lead to a 342-343 cid.
That .100 thou difference is 2 compression points on a 340. Kim
 
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