HUNTER39

I am building a 79 350 stroked to 383. On the 2,4,6,8 cyl there is approx 1/8 clearence between rod bolts and bottom of cyl bore. On 1,3,5,7 cyl the bolts hit( not a lot but they hit) I am using a compstar assy 6in rods. To clearance should I grind block in those areas or rod bolts (arp2000) and how much clearance should there be?

performanceengin

when i do stroker engines i always shoot for around .080 - .100 clearance on rotator. you also want to check rod to camshaft clearance. just mark where they hit and hand grind for clearance.

hink

.050 is more then enough.

signsbyesa

remember, a little at a time, try and not touch the bolts, and
use a stretch bolt measure, if you torque only, you would be surprised
when the bolt stretches under stress and can cause bolt failure :?