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Old 02-06-2010, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by GregWeld View Post
Nowhere in Steve's math did he mention ROD RATIO.... and I always thought that this was important. I've actually been thinking of de-stroking the 427 because it has such "bad" rod ratio (4.125 bore - 4.00 stroke - 6" rod)

Is this no longer an issue with the taller decks of the LSx ?

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It is.. but again after talking with Brian Nutter at Wiseco he feels his piston design will be good to go. My rod choices consist of one size. 6.125.. At least from the Lunati catalog that I'm dealing with.

We will see if they are right

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Normally it's more low end torque and slightly less high end horsepower.
Yep.. and to be honest that's really goal. Personally I didn't want anything bigger than a 440, but the 454 just sounds so damn sexy.

I'm going to cam it down so that it still has a great street idle. I guess you could say that I'm going to size the cam like the engine is a 440 and the extra displacement will help smooth stuff out. I would be happy with 650/600 but after running this 440 last week I think it might be more.
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