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Old 06-03-2005, 09:53 PM   #1
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Question about stroker engines

I've been seeing alot of "Stroker" engine threads lately. Honestly I have not a clue what qualifies an engine as a "stroker"...could someone please explain this to me.

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Old 06-03-2005, 09:58 PM   #2
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it has to do with the stroke you piston travels. attained by a new crank shaft. someone please correct me or add to this if im wrong
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Old 06-03-2005, 10:15 PM   #3
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it has to do with the stroke you piston travels. attained by a new crank shaft. someone please correct me or add to this if im wrong

or is it longer arms with shorter pistons. Now I am confused
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Old 06-03-2005, 10:25 PM   #4
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The term generally refers to engines that have strokes longer than originally equipped. For example, the 388 in my Burb. Originally, it was a 350 with a 3.48" stroke. I rebuilt the engine and used a different crankshaft that had a 3.75" stroke. Generally new pistons are required as well.
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Old 06-03-2005, 10:32 PM   #5
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Adding stroke...that defines stroker.
Many common ones, 383 being top of the list. (for chevy motors anyways)
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Old 06-03-2005, 11:11 PM   #6
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A way to look at it ( or 2) is to imagine a bycicle with pedal arms ( distance from center of pedal sprocket to center of pedal attatchment point) that has , say, a 8" length and it is a little difficult to get up a hill. So you increase that length by 2" it is now easier to get up the hill because you have increased the torque ( what a stroker motor does) More leverage!

Or , you can't quite break loose a large nut from your output yoke on your transmission with your regular length breaker bar no matter how hard it is you pull. You slip a length of pipe ( cheater) over the breaker bar and increase your handle length and it becomes easy to loosen the nut. More torque.
These reasons are why a stroker motor is a great towing or puller engine. They whip your head back off the line too!
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Old 06-04-2005, 01:14 AM   #7
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Oh alright...awesome, thanks for explaining that guys.
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