Im in the fortunate position of having both a stroker bottom end, and also a forged one, but don't know which way to go. I've been reading about the pro's and cons of the strokers, but still cant decide which way to go. The bottom ends are as follows;
Forged one
0 miles
Mahle Pistone +1mm
Eagle rods,
ARP'd throughout
Think its ACL bearings
New oil gears
2.2 Stroker;
6000 miles
Keronite coated JE Pistone
90mm stroke H-beam con rods which have been shot peened (receipt for £1273)
half weight stroker crank
balanced assembly
The car will essentially be a road car but the odd 1/4 mile more out of curiosity than anything. The turbo i have so far is a GT3076R AR.70, fully worked head with Piper cams/gears, double valve springs etc etc. If i were to go stroker id go for a bigger turbo and aim towards 600bhp, would be limited to more like 500bhp with the forged.
In an ideal world the stroker would be the way to go, but i've read they can throw liners (this one was built by Hiteq and has had 400bhp thrown at it for 6000 miles now with no problems)(compression tested at 150-155psi on all cylinders). And i've also read multiple reports of how you they cant rev as high due to the stroke length.
Any words of wisdom that would help me decide?
Cheers
Colin
Forged one
0 miles
Mahle Pistone +1mm
Eagle rods,
ARP'd throughout
Think its ACL bearings
New oil gears
2.2 Stroker;
6000 miles
Keronite coated JE Pistone
90mm stroke H-beam con rods which have been shot peened (receipt for £1273)
half weight stroker crank
balanced assembly
The car will essentially be a road car but the odd 1/4 mile more out of curiosity than anything. The turbo i have so far is a GT3076R AR.70, fully worked head with Piper cams/gears, double valve springs etc etc. If i were to go stroker id go for a bigger turbo and aim towards 600bhp, would be limited to more like 500bhp with the forged.
In an ideal world the stroker would be the way to go, but i've read they can throw liners (this one was built by Hiteq and has had 400bhp thrown at it for 6000 miles now with no problems)(compression tested at 150-155psi on all cylinders). And i've also read multiple reports of how you they cant rev as high due to the stroke length.
Any words of wisdom that would help me decide?
Cheers
Colin