dilemma with piston size on my 383 build.

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Feb 25, 2010 | 8:06 AM

burticushurticus

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dilemma with piston size on my 383 build.

i recently discovered that my pistons are bored .040. what size would that make my 350?

Feb 25, 2010 | 7:01 PM

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I believe the formula is bore x bore x stroke x .7854 x # of cylinders which comes to 356.88 on a 350....384.569 with a 3.75 stroke crank....so a 385

Feb 25, 2010 | 7:23 PM

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awesome. so I'm going to have a 385 stroker . . . don't know how i feel about this.

Feb 25, 2010 | 7:25 PM

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lol...you can still call it a 383 if it makes you feel better...but more cubes= more torque and power

Feb 25, 2010 | 7:52 PM

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i hear you. thanks for the info guys, time to get back to work on my "383".

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