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Storker in a daily driver??

TexasNomad

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I know 331 347s are not some thing you would want to drive every day but that about a 306? http://www.strokerengine.com/Budgetsbford.html
How would this engine stack up to a modded 302?
It says 390Hp but I dont know if I believe but I could be wrong what do you guys think would it make a good cursing engine or just be a waste of money.
 
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That has me confused. I thought that a standard stroke, .030 over 302 was 306. I don't think thats a stroker.

As far as strokers being daily drivers, it depends how they are built. I have a 393 stroker in my truck. The compression and cam are both on the mild side and it makes a great daily driver.
 
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Gas mileage is also poor due to a 12 inch lift, 38 inch tires and 5.13 gears and no overdrive. You have to look at all aspects of it.
 
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True, but it's not all that beastly. In a stock truck, or a more conservatively lifted truck, I bet the mileage would double.
 
d-kuzmen

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As far as daily drivers I wouldn't recomend anything over a 408, the larger you go the more severe the rod angles become giveing you piston slap and such, parts wear much faster. As long as you don't go crazy building it you'll be fine, freind of mine had a 347 supercharged daily driver, I had a 408 in my mustang daily driver but I built mine crazy and it sucked up some major fuel.
 
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surewhynot said:
True, but it's not all that beastly. In a stock truck, or a more conservatively lifted truck, I bet the mileage would double.
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To 8 MPG?

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TexasNomad

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surewhynot said:
That has me confused. I thought that a standard stroke, .030 over 302 was 306. I don't think thats a stroker.

As far as strokers being daily drivers, it depends how they are built. I have a 393 stroker in my truck. The compression and cam are both on the mild side and it makes a great daily driver.
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393 are you getting the same mpg as a 460 would get or better? i'm really thinking about getting a stroker plus they have a awesome sound :)
 
surewhynot

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Worse than a 460. Thats what I was trying to explain to Chris though. You really can't use my truck as a comparison. I have 12 inches of lift, run 38's with 5.13 gears and on top of that no overdrive. I run around 3300 rpm at 70 mph.
Right now I get around 8 mpg.


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d-kuzmen

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Thats about what I was getting with my 408 in a mustang with 4.10's and a 800cfm carb on top.. Ran a victor JR intake couldn't run OD on the highway needed to have the rpm's up all the time over 2300...(5spd)
 
TexasNomad

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Wow I love that lcd cluster is that a Dakota dash?
Damn 3000 at 70 thats pretty rough I was thinking about keeping my 2.75 rear end and I'm looking in to installing a AOD and putting a Posi lock in the back.
Its not going to be for pulling or racing just hauling ass when I want it ;)
 
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I don't know what it would do to the computer, or if you computer even cares about the factory gages. It wasn't hard to install and it comes with all the sending units.
 

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