Absolutely not, the big block is much much heavier and you have fitment
problems. Besides you'd really want a 440 crank in a 400 low deck big
block...
But 360 blocks are a dime a dozen. And the striker parts are easier to
come by, why, because it makes sense to stroke one. Nice lightweight 400ci
package. Not bad. And the parts that actually work for a stroker engine
are going to be lots lots less for the 360 than for the 318/340.
I actually know of some successful racers that DE-stroke the 318 and build
these little 9000 rpm buzz bomb motors for sprint cars. Talk about
different!
Sorry to be a little insulting to ya'
You're not the first who looked at something that seems so obvious, but
haven't walked through the whole project. You won't be the last.
-STE
----- Original Message -----
From: <KenneallyIII@Gateway.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: 318 (5.2L) Stroker
| It's all about doing something different. If I stuck with the feedback
I'm
| getting here, the logical next question would be: why bother building a
360
| into a 408 when you could just install a 440 and get more torque? Is
everyone
| out there who is building a 408 a fool? Obviously not. I'm just checking
with
| fellow Dakota owners here to see if anyone else has looked into stroking
out
| a 318. There are many different ways to hop up a vehicle- not just a few
| methods that are group-approved. I really thought that this service was
about
| the polite exchange of information. If I wanted insults, I'd read the
| Yahoo-Finance message boards.
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