I've procrastinated in buying a stroker kit for a good year,just making sure I do my ultimate Cleveland build methodically
Starting with a 4-bolt main 9.2 deck Cleveland block, I'm only boring it as little as possible,hopefully the cylinders will clean up with .015 oversize. I'm looking at Tmyers/Molnar reciprocating assembly with forged steel crank, H-beam rods but instead of going with the Autotech piston, request an upgrade to light weight and full skirt piston like Diamond, I would think the lighter piston would help with the internal balancing,the money I would save if I chose Autotech pistons I would probably spend in heavy metal for the balancing, so why not go with top of the line Diamond Pistons right out the door? Anyways... I see most people going for 4" stroke with the 6" rod for the popular 408 CID, the dilemma being: 4" stroke for the Cleveland with 9.2 deck and the longevity factor? If going one notch down to the 3.85 stroke for 393 CID will make a longer lasting motor, heck I'm all for it, actually it might be a better set up, the 3.85" stroke ought rev. faster and quicker to compliment those 4V ports. Right now I'm thinking 3.85" rather than 4" stroke, unless popular consensus is that the 4" stroke is reliable and should stay together for more than 10K miles!