Chevy Stroker

[Luckyburrito]

Was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to find info on building a 383 stroker from a 350. My cousin and I and restoring my grandpa's '68 C10 pickup. I haven't done much with Chevy engines and not sure what combos and machine work I need. Thanks :)

[chevy_338]

if you want to come to the citys to get it rebilt kath is a good place to do it if you know the right people

[toofast4you_yamaha]

kath is a spendy place

[kxracer116]

I say buy a rolling assembly, and have the block machined slightly so the crank clears. Heres a link to a site with a kit. http://www.rpmmachine.com/stroker.shtml.

[bocephus]

i no u will need a 400 crank and rods i think then get the heads decked and ported and use flat top pistons to get good compression and dont forget to redo the cooling system to make sure u dotn **** the block up

[chevy_338]

kath is a spendy place

yea but there good though

[SSrb(2)481]

Lucky for you this is a very common mod. I have built a couple of them. The first was using a 400 nodular crank (and having the mains ground to fit the 350 block), and stock 350 (5.7) rods. When using rods like this with a stud, you need to clearence the oil pan rail so there is more than .08 inch at all times. This can be done with a common machine file. Make sure to check the connecting rod to camshaft clearence, when running a big cam this area can be a problem also. If you buy aftermarket h-beam rods with bolts, not studs, these areas aren't a problem. You also need to buy "383" pistons, there are lots of choices. Everything else is the same.

[Luckyburrito]

Thanks for the info guys. Sorry I hadn't responded sooner, just built the house and got my internet back :). I appreciate the help.

[Loopy]

http://www.themotorbookstore.com/big-inch-chevy.html

The best thing you can do is get this, very informative.....

I am in the process of building one myself at this time, but am unsure of a cuople of things but will eventually talk with my machinist when it comes to them.