# happier than a fly on shit **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 14, 2005, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037 "2005-09-14T10:06:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/1 "2005-09-14T10:06:29Z")
I measured the stroke of my motor last night and find out I have a 390 instead of a 360. I’m guessing around 9.5:1 compression. I am curious to see how it runs once I get the 4 barrel intake and carb, cleaned up heads, and headers on. I have a bore of 4.05" and stroke of 3.78". :woohoo: I guess i need to stop putting in the el cheapo 87 octane gas before I melt the pistons. :damn: ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/2 "2005-09-14T10:08:03Z")
i have no idea how to respond ---
**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/3 "2005-09-14T10:11:05Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > I’m guessing around 9.5:1 compression. thats kiddy shit ---
**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/4 "2005-09-14T10:14:46Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > I measured the stroke of my motor last night and find out I have a 390 instead of a 360. I’m guessing around 9.5:1 compression. I am curious to see how it runs once I get the 4 barrel intake and carb, cleaned up heads, and headers on. > > I have a bore of 4.05" and stroke of 3.78". :woohoo: > > I guess i need to stop putting in the el cheapo 87 octane gas before I melt the pistons. :damn: Newsflash… Its still a peice of shit… 🌑 ---
**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/5 "2005-09-14T10:16:42Z")
> [@oneslowbowtie](#): > > Newsflash… > > Its still a peice of shit… 🌑 boom bow SURPRISE!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHH ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/6 "2005-09-14T10:44:12Z")
neat ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/7 "2005-09-14T10:47:16Z")
haters 😃 ---
**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/8 "2005-09-14T11:06:23Z")
poser ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^poser^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/9 "2005-09-14T11:32:37Z")
:dunno: is it faster now? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/10 "2005-09-14T11:37:46Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > :dunno: > > is it faster now? It’s still torn apart so I don’t know. I do know it will be more expensive to fill up and I could sell the motor for more than i paid for the entire truck. It’s nice to find out you have something better than you thought. I hope it runs a lot better with a new intake, carb, headers, and everything all cleaned up. ❌ ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/11 "2005-09-14T11:59:17Z")
87 is fine in a9.5:1 motor. it works in my truck. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/12 "2005-09-14T12:18:41Z")
> [@eurodad](#): > > 87 is fine in a9.5:1 motor. it works in my truck. mine pings really bad when I get on it a little. If I just cruise around under 1500 rpm, it’s fine. I really do not know what the compression is, 9.5 was just a guess from what I have seen on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/13 "2005-09-14T12:46:59Z")
Find a mustang or a LTD/grand marqius and make it a sleeper instead. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/14 "2005-09-14T13:51:58Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > I measured the stroke of my motor last night and find out I have a 390 instead of a 360. I’m guessing around 9.5:1 compression. I am curious to see how it runs once I get the 4 barrel intake and carb, cleaned up heads, and headers on. > > I have a bore of 4.05" and stroke of 3.78". :woohoo: > > I guess i need to stop putting in the el cheapo 87 octane gas before I melt the pistons. :damn: thats an M block isnt it? if so uh oh ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/15 "2005-09-14T16:44:12Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > thats an M block isnt it? if so uh oh no it is not an “M” block. It is an “FE”. ---
**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/16 "2005-09-14T16:51:42Z")
you know… all this time, I was thinking you were joking about actually owning that thing ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/17 "2005-09-14T18:05:00Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > I measured the stroke of my motor last night so thats what they call it? ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/18 "2005-09-14T18:10:49Z")
still poop. just bigger poop now:D that is cool you found out for sure though:bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happier-than-a-fly-on-shit/177037/19 "2005-09-14T18:31:54Z")
> [@bgblockelcamino](#): > > still poop. just bigger poop now