Anyone here running a 396 SBC stroker?
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Anyone here running a 396 SBC stroker?
I've seen a few rotating assemblies for sale that are relatively reasonably priced. I wanted to do a 400 block stroker but the blocks are hard to find and expensive when I can find them. 350 based blocks are much much cheaper and this is the biggest you can get out of them. Anyways, if anyone has a 396 SBC stroker, were you able to use a stock block? what clearance issues did you encounter? I imagine the issues would be the same as those encountered by people stroking 400s to 427s. And most importantly, what kinds of power, torque, RPM, and streetability did you encounter!?
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Car: '02 Z06
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what do u mean clearance issues? you mean stroking a 350 to 396? the clearance would be the same. unless your talking internally?
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28
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Axle/Gears: 10 bolt / 3.42
Re: Anyone here running a 396 SBC stroker?
Originally posted by PhoenixFB350
I've seen a few rotating assemblies for sale that are relatively reasonably priced. I wanted to do a 400 block stroker but the blocks are hard to find and expensive when I can find them. 350 based blocks are much much cheaper and this is the biggest you can get out of them. Anyways, if anyone has a 396 SBC stroker, were you able to use a stock block? what clearance issues did you encounter? I imagine the issues would be the same as those encountered by people stroking 400s to 427s. And most importantly, what kinds of power, torque, RPM, and streetability did you encounter!?
I've seen a few rotating assemblies for sale that are relatively reasonably priced. I wanted to do a 400 block stroker but the blocks are hard to find and expensive when I can find them. 350 based blocks are much much cheaper and this is the biggest you can get out of them. Anyways, if anyone has a 396 SBC stroker, were you able to use a stock block? what clearance issues did you encounter? I imagine the issues would be the same as those encountered by people stroking 400s to 427s. And most importantly, what kinds of power, torque, RPM, and streetability did you encounter!?
I am not sure if a GEN 1 sbc has the same amount of clearance inside needed for grinding.
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Originally posted by TraviZ
what do u mean clearance issues? you mean stroking a 350 to 396? the clearance would be the same. unless your talking internally?
what do u mean clearance issues? you mean stroking a 350 to 396? the clearance would be the same. unless your talking internally?
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28
Engine: 335 TPI Stroker
Transmission: Tremec TKO 500
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt / 3.42
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It makes 840 flywheel HP on pump gas, and 925hp on 100 octane. The less radical N/A ones normally make around 500hp given the right combination of parts.
Check out the message boards on www.camaroz28.com , theres quite a few guys who own 396+ci stroker LT1's there.
It makes 840 flywheel HP on pump gas, and 925hp on 100 octane. The less radical N/A ones normally make around 500hp given the right combination of parts.
Check out the message boards on www.camaroz28.com , theres quite a few guys who own 396+ci stroker LT1's there.
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well, I was a little off on my bore x stroke for the 396. its a 4.030 x 3.875, so a little less stroke, which is a bit better than a square motor. the 4" stroker is a 407. that Z28 is insane.
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it could have made more power but the were trying to keep it emissions legal, so they went with the superram intake, it probably could have made more power with a miniram or stealth ram. I believe it ran low 12's maybe a high 11. Tpi is not garbage if you tune it right
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I should be able to run low 12s with an HSR on my engine at the moment. ran a 12.7@108 with TPI on a built 350. then I blew something, cause its been acting up all winter :-/
high 11s isn't bad for a completely emissions legal build. I bet 10s are in order for a non-emissions build! that'd be nuts
high 11s isn't bad for a completely emissions legal build. I bet 10s are in order for a non-emissions build! that'd be nuts
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o yeah get some long tubes and a miniram 4" mufflex system it should be there
o yeah get some long tubes and a miniram 4" mufflex system it should be there
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yeah it is expensive, i just don't like the the way u have to hack up a LT1 manifold to make it work though. The stealth ram is sweet as well if i were to do it that's how i would go, but i still think the miniram will out flow the stealth ram
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from all I've read and seen, the HSR is a great street manifold, better than the LT1 intake manifold (which is prone to a number of problems, although usually minor, they can add up). I can't justify the cost of the mini-ram for a few more CFM or air and more rpm... 6000-6200 rpm is about where I'd like to shift this thing.
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