Now I realize what you are talking about. In this case - I agree. 360 instead
of a 318 would be my choice everytime. From the outside - you would be hard
pressed to tell the difference between a mag 360 and 318 anyway. Right on -
agree w/the fitments comments as well. Not that I wouldn't want a big-block
truck or anything 8).
Latr,
Shane
"Steven T. Ekstrand" wrote:
> 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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