# how to stroke an engine **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 18, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871 "2007-04-18T19:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/1 "2007-04-18T19:43:31Z")
i was planning on getting a 350 and stroking it to 383 but the number 327 sounds much better. can you stroke a 305 into a 327 somehow? and if so how? ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/2 "2007-04-18T19:45:29Z")
y dont u just get a 327? ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/3 "2007-04-18T19:48:54Z")
Destroke the 350. 350 = 4" bore 3.48" stroke 327 = 4" bore 3.25" stroke 305 = junk, probably can’t get shit for heads on them anyway… 3.74 bore 3.48 stroke ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/4 "2007-04-18T19:49:14Z")
327 is a destroked 350 ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/5 "2007-04-18T19:52:05Z")
^ Troof. ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/6 "2007-04-18T19:56:42Z")
well isnt that just fucked. i guess ill just go 383 then… i ccant seem to find a reasonable 350 block anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/7 "2007-04-18T20:11:37Z")
[quote=“turbo ls1 ss,post:4,topic:27871"”] 327 is a destroked 350 [/quote] sort of, a true 327 is a stroke and bored 283, a 302 is a 283 crank in a 327 block ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/8 "2007-04-19T08:37:01Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:7,topic:27871"”] sort of, a true 327 is a stroke and bored 283, a 302 is a 283 crank in a 327 block [/quote] :tup: I think 383 sounds much better than 327. 😉 Especially at wide-open throttle. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/9 "2007-04-19T08:43:12Z")
[quote=“TrueBlue,post:8,topic:27871"”] :tup: I think 383 sounds much better than 327. 😉 Especially at wide-open throttle. [/quote] Word up ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/10 "2007-04-19T09:35:28Z")
383 for the win had one in my nova, talk about lots of torque ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/11 "2007-04-19T09:53:54Z")
a stroked 305 is a 334 [http://www.strokerkits.com/350\_sbc.htm](http://www.strokerkits.com/350_sbc.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/12 "2007-04-19T11:19:51Z")
“how to stroke an engine” soft like a kitten… scratch it under its chin ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/13 "2007-04-19T11:26:39Z")
[quote=“TrueBlue,post:8,topic:27871"”] :tup: I think 383 sounds much better than 327. 😉 Especially at wide-open throttle. [/quote] destroked 327 at 9K\>\>\>\> a 383 ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/14 "2007-04-19T11:40:01Z")
Canted valve 302 downshifting \> destroked 327 at 9K 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/15 "2007-04-19T11:55:37Z")
Mustang\>any Chevy exhaust:D ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/16 "2007-04-19T12:04:02Z")
383’s are fun but there is more machine work involved. Make sure it is exactly what you want to do befor you start. A good head cam combination can make decent power our of a 350 and will be cheaper than going 383. ---
**Author:** ![LiveRound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LiveRound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LiveRound)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/17 "2007-04-19T12:18:30Z")
I had a 383 w/ vortec heads… haha it had a tiny bit of torque… And as Stroked Z28 mentioned there is more machining involved, so make sure you get that done by a reputable (sp?) shop or your shit will blow up. Then you’ll be stuck with a 383CI paper weight. Also be sure that when you buy all your shit (cam, heads, intake, stall, gears, etc…) that they match… Or youll end up with a car that “sounds” like pro street but goes about as good as a dodge Omni… So again just make sure your shit matchs and is machined correctly… ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-stroke-an-engine/27871/18 "2007-04-19T14:02:58Z")
if 327 sounds good then get a 350 and put 327 badges one the car… you’ll be just like the people who put 396 badges on their 502, only opposite.