Re: 359 Straight Eight Engine

Posted by Mike On 2010/12/16 9:54:48

This does seem like a TON of cost and work to get an amount of power that will barely be noticeable. I think Eric had it down when he went for some kind of forced induction. Low compression motors like these respond well to it, and a 9 main lower end motor would hold up to it no problem.

But adding a longer stroke to a 327 and revving it high enough to notice the 30hp difference would have me sitting on needles and pins, waiting for a rod issue.

If i could, i'd much prefer the boring route. Motors with a shorter stroke and bigger bore generally become torquier, and torque is much more fun and noticeable on the street during every day driving than a few more HP. Also, shorter strokes generally lead to less rod related issues than longer ones.