[Roadsters] 2350 stroker (was "Best bucket seats for a roadster?")

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

At one time it was not uncommon to take a stock crank, weld up one side of  
the journal, regrind them offset and increase the stroke. I haven't heard 
of  anyone doing this in years. 
 
keith
 
 
In a message dated 8/8/2012 4:34:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
tputland at charter.net writes:

You  stroked a U20? What crank did you use?
tim


On Tue, Aug 7, 2012  at 2:26 PM, Nolan wrote:

> Hello Pete,
> Yes it was my daily  driver (when I was younger and full of energy). At 
> the
> time  it didn't seem like an inconvenience to swap a 5 speed or change 
>  the
> rear end ratio over a weekend to get ready for the next  adventure.
> The main reason the car shoots flames is the high vacuum  created as 
> the
> throttles shut. This sucks an extra gulp of  raw fuel. The overlap of 
> the cam
> and the straight exhaust all  play nicely together. The ball of flame 
> is one
> of the  highlights. I always tried to have an opponent to my left in a 
>  drag
> race. They often would back out at the 2-3 shift when they saw  the 
> flash
> between us.
>
> In a cheater motor that  was built for a customer (and never raced:) ) 
> the
> bores of  the R16 were offset to allow for a little larger piston. My
> knowledge  is over 25 years old (not current) but, if you are looking 
>  for
> more power, I would suggest doing anything you can to start with a  
> larger
> displacement engine.
>
> The 4.40 LS rear  end gave amazing performance in town and tight twisty 
> roads
>  but probably not much more than a hundred miles an hour on the highway  
> in
> 5th gear wound tight.
> The 3.89 rear end in the  SPL311 was a nice compromise of acceleration 
> and
> top speed.  With the 3.89 I could get to the 7200 rpm redline fairly 
>  quickly
> in 5th. With the 3.7 we picked up top speed but it took too  much road 
> to get
> there.
>   Take  care,
> Nolan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Pete Peters [mailto:ppeters914 at comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, 
> August 07,  2012 11:21 AM
> To: 'Nolan'
> Subject: RE: 2350 stroker (was "Best  bucket seats for a roadster?")
>
> Exhaust flame balls? Ummmm,  this a street car?
> Reason I ask is that I'm currently considering  doing a R16 stroker.
> Pete
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