4.5"Stroke crank in stock 454 block
01-29-2009, 01:35 PM
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4.5"Stroke crank in stock 454 block
Doing a little thinking (which can lead to trouble), is it possible to put a 4.5" crank in a stock 454 block? Is it worth the trouble? If possible, how much work will it take? Thanks for any input.
01-30-2009, 05:27 AM
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Thanks, didn't really have . plans set in stone. Looking to the future and thought I'd see how far a stock block could be pushed. I was kinda hoping it would work, would be cool to have a stock looking motor with much bigger cubes than appears
01-30-2009, 05:46 AM
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you can build it to a 496 but have a $hit load of compresion to raise
the hspwr and throw in a huge cam, and with the 4.25 crank, a
13 to 1 comp and that bbc would rock, or you can go the way
beast said the dart block come ready notched for the 4.5 crank
and can be bored wider than 4.310, i think it can go to 4.5 not sure
but good luck and have fun when your building it make sure you
make hotrod sounds when your fitting your crank and pistons,
like " Rawwwww Rawwwwww" and when someone ask, you tel
them thats what its going to sound like, ha
:wink:
the hspwr and throw in a huge cam, and with the 4.25 crank, a
13 to 1 comp and that bbc would rock, or you can go the way
beast said the dart block come ready notched for the 4.5 crank
and can be bored wider than 4.310, i think it can go to 4.5 not sure
but good luck and have fun when your building it make sure you
make hotrod sounds when your fitting your crank and pistons,
like " Rawwwww Rawwwwww" and when someone ask, you tel
them thats what its going to sound like, ha
:wink:
01-30-2009, 07:30 AM
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This got me thinking to. The 4.250 crank will work in the stock BBC but can you put sleeves in and bore it to 4.500 or 4.600? Is it possible to build a 540ci(4.250 crank/4.500 bore) or 565ci.(4.250 crank/4.600 bore) engine with a stock block?
Ya I know it'll probably cost more than a Dart block but lets not think about the money side of it for now.
Ya I know it'll probably cost more than a Dart block but lets not think about the money side of it for now.
01-30-2009, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nofear69
This got me thinking to. The 4.250 crank will work in the stock BBC but can you put sleeves in and bore it to 4.500 or 4.600? Is it possible to build a 540ci(4.250 crank/4.500 bore) or 565ci.(4.250 crank/4.600 bore) engine with a stock block?
Ya I know it'll probably cost more than a Dart block but lets not think about the money side of it for now.
Ya I know it'll probably cost more than a Dart block but lets not think about the money side of it for now.
01-30-2009, 07:57 AM
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my machinest told me that .30 over max without a sleeve, .60 max
with a sleeve anything over even with a sleeve not recommended,
and you have to fill the block, i went 4.310 and if i wanted bigger
i would purchase the merlin or dart, you have more work involved
with rod/crank clearance for the 4.5 stroke on the standard 454, the
other after mkt blocks....come ready :wink: 8)
and the car goes.."rawwwwwww rawwwwwwww"
with a sleeve anything over even with a sleeve not recommended,
and you have to fill the block, i went 4.310 and if i wanted bigger
i would purchase the merlin or dart, you have more work involved
with rod/crank clearance for the 4.5 stroke on the standard 454, the
other after mkt blocks....come ready :wink: 8)
and the car goes.."rawwwwwww rawwwwwwww"