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Old 09-19-2005, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by theoldone
A 3.75" stroke forged crank would be a great thing IMO

put that crank in an IA or MR block, use the wider bore, and make up the difference with a long connecting rod

even the Ford FE guys are finding out that destroking their old 427's is making more HP with a longer rod
Charlie,

I agree, however do to machining and die costs we have to work with a limted range of strokes and we felt these were the most viable. The 3.75 strokes are still available as RAV cranks peiodically and the demand is not overwhelming.

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