I have been considering to make my LS1 a stroker. What would be the pros and cons of making it a stroker and is there different kinds of stroker kits?? All info is appreciated!!

 

Cons- the only ones I can think of is money...and time

Pros- O gosh there are so many..More power...Can get you a better setup for say a supercharger or something. More power....More power...Driveabitly should be pretty close to the same...More power...Did I mention more power?

 

Thanx Speedy!! What about gas mileage?? Would I lose some of that?? And it would be ok to make it a stroker and not add a supercharger, I mena to leave it NA??

 

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Pros.. power!... cons.. $$$$$$$$$ and not THAT much more power

If your stock shortblock is in good condition, i'd just do topend stuff, and MAYBE a little n2o if you wanted more. Granted we can easily ge over 425rwhp with heads/cam. Heck, im trying to find 2 board ppl to run our stuff to get more exposure.. awful cheap compared to other stuff.

If yer bottom end is borked.. I'd go all bore.

 

Okay, although I'm comparing "old-school" to "new-school", the principles are the same: when I put the 383 into my old '81 Z28, my gas mileage (average driving / easy on throttle) actually got better than the 350 that it replaced. Now, if I went out and drove like a complete a$$ (more time spent at or near WOT) then gas mileage would suck. But, IMO, since the 383 makes more torque than the 350 (or a "382" to a "346") then it can move your car more easily than the 350 could............so, for normal driving, your gas mileage may potentially get better --- it's only when you open up the motor more, and start really using it that it will suck back the gas.

IMO, for a street/strip driven car, stroking is the way (or at least a real good way) to go. Strokers put out lots of torque, and with the right cam, they can also put out lots of HP at higher RPM's. Then, as opposed to the N2O route where you've only got the power when your bottle is full (and the switch is "on") you've always got the power right there at your feet..............I like that anyway.

The only downfall to an LS1 stroker is that they are a lot more expensive to build than an old SBC stroker or even an LT1 stroker, since they've just not been around as long as the others. But, if you're willing to fork out a few $$$'s, it's certainly a good method of gaining lots of streetable power.

FWIW: the day my motor starts to show signs of "old-age", I'd like to build it into a "382" LS1 stroker.

 

Get a 6.0L block and heads and make a better engine...Or have someone build you a good 355 or so...Strokers arent all they are built up to be.