Originally Posted by edvancedengines
Monkey See-Monkey Do
Everything I have read or heard says a 6" rod for 383 sbc is the best way to go
This fallacy of ideal rod length/stroke ratio was perpetuated by the many racing performance magazines and still is. Racers and even most engine builders believe what they see written in print in the magazines.
I like the philosphy of David Reher about this. "The connecting rod connects the piston to the crankshaft. That is it" Noting trick about rod lengths.
"The connecting rod connects the piston to the crankshaft."
That is what rods are for!
ED
That is the truth. Rods are rods. Not much more.