hi all
i will be stroking my truck soon but i dont know which should i go with?? we have a hot climate over here i want it to be a daily use truck.. what should i go with and what else do i need other than a stroke. i was also woundiring what would be my time and how much will it coast me?
i know i asked a lot of questions but please help me
by the way do i need to change anything with my transmission?

 

Well, for starters, you could give us just a little hint of what you drive.

 

i am running a 5.3 engine truck

 

How about a little more detail. Stoking a 5.3 won't be cheap. Most of the LS1 kits will work, just a different piston size. What goal do you have in mind? When are you wanting to do it? Where are you located?

 

you're a little vague here man...give all the details of your truck...it'll cost atleast 3-4 grand to build a stroker motor.

 

ok guys i am from the middle east and i have a `00 Z-71 4x4 step side. i already have a HPP3,K&N,hedman headers,BBK throttle body,Grantelli mass air sensor SVO Ford injectors 24lb, MSD wires, and a creepy comp cam which i am plannig to swap with the new stoke. i also have CNC heads but they are not in yet. my goal is to get my car running in the low 13`s high 12. so what should i do exactly.

 

i wouldn't bother stroking that 5.3, for just a couple more bucks you can do a 6.0 and get even more displacement.

not sure how far you can bore a 5.3 but lets just say you take it out to 3.90", you can take a 6.0 out to 4.040 easy and 4.060 usualy(not recomended for blown or nitrous set ups)

you can stroke any of these motors to 4" easy(but not cheap), you can even goto 4.125 but there may be some issues going this large but i am not sure what they are.

3.90 x 4.0 = 382
3.90 x 4.125 = 394
4.040 x 4.0 = 410 < my favorite with boost/nitrous
4.060 x 4.0 = 414 < my favorite NA
4.040 x 4.125 = 423
4.060 x 4.125 = 427

the price of a 6.0 block is just a drop in the bucket for the project you are looking at, like 1/4 the price of the crank.

 

so ur`e saying i should go with the 6.0 block and that would make it?

 

a stock 6.0 is 364 cubic inches...if you stroke a stock 6.0 (4" stroke) you get a 402, that would be a nice setup with a good cam heads and the right drive train.

 

what i am saying is if your are going for more cubes and stroking it you might as well get the bigger bore a 6.0 offers you too. since your buying most of the parts anyways to stroke a 5.3 it is only about $500 more(for the 6.0 block) to do a 6.0 and get another 30cubes or so.