I have one of these in our 72 Stake truck at work. I just bought a 67 camaro....you see where I'm going here?
I am a ford/pontiac guy, and this is my first chevy so you guys gotta bear with me here. This truck at work has sentimental value because it brought our family in money at a time when we didn't have any, so I'd like to bring the motor back to life.
Now my first question has to do with stroke and rods. What would be the best combination of stroke and rod to use on this motor to make up for the extra .4" of the tall deck? Would it be better to have a longer rod/shorter stroke or vice versa? I know this is huge and there is a lot of engine theory here to make the engine perform different ways.
Second would be how much power these motors could handle. I would like to build it for around 8.5-9:1 compression and run it like that for a while then put on a roots blower. How much power can these blocks, and rotating assy parts handle?
I am a ford/pontiac guy, and this is my first chevy so you guys gotta bear with me here. This truck at work has sentimental value because it brought our family in money at a time when we didn't have any, so I'd like to bring the motor back to life.
Now my first question has to do with stroke and rods. What would be the best combination of stroke and rod to use on this motor to make up for the extra .4" of the tall deck? Would it be better to have a longer rod/shorter stroke or vice versa? I know this is huge and there is a lot of engine theory here to make the engine perform different ways.
Second would be how much power these motors could handle. I would like to build it for around 8.5-9:1 compression and run it like that for a while then put on a roots blower. How much power can these blocks, and rotating assy parts handle?