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mtv not bullets · 11-12-2003, 05:05 PM

Talking with a buddy of mine, he says what I should do to my 302 is destroke it. Knock compression down to 7:1 or so. Add a turbo, kick that dynamic compression up past 9.5:1 again. So you've recouped your power losses and gained some. The bonus there is that the crank isn't moving as much or as fast. So your redline goes up. Consider how fast that crank is moving when you stroke your engine and you've got a really, really high redline. Guesstimation suggests as high as 7,000rpm.

I realize this isn't a novel technique, but I can't find any information on it anywhere. Does anyone know whether this works / how well it does / etc?

11-12-2003, 05:05 PM	#1
mtv not bullets Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17	destroking Talking with a buddy of mine, he says what I should do to my 302 is destroke it. Knock compression down to 7:1 or so. Add a turbo, kick that dynamic compression up past 9.5:1 again. So you've recouped your power losses and gained some. The bonus there is that the crank isn't moving as much or as fast. So your redline goes up. Consider how fast that crank is moving when you stroke your engine and you've got a really, really high redline. Guesstimation suggests as high as 7,000rpm. I realize this isn't a novel technique, but I can't find any information on it anywhere. Does anyone know whether this works / how well it does / etc?