[fathom70ss]

Is the only difference between a 468 and a 496 the 4 inch stroke instead of a 4.25 inch stroke?

 

[Indiansprings]

Is the only difference between a 468 and a 496 the 4 inch stroke instead of a 4.25 inch stroke?

Yep.

 

[fathom70ss]

Thanks Mike

 

[Indiansprings]

Those SCAT 9000 cranks and a few other brands are the greatest thing since sliced bread. If a guy is going to to build a fresh 454 and needs to replace the bottom end, its pretty much the same price going with the 4.25 crank. Almost like getting a free 42 CID

 

[GRUMPYVETTE]

Is the only difference between a 468 and a 496 the 4 inch stroke instead of a 4.25 inch stroke?

yes and no!
Id just point out that some 496 bbc strokers built from 427-and-454 engines use 4.25" stroke cranks as previously stated but they use the slightly longer 6.385" connecting rods, in place of the original 6.135" connecting rods , because stock rods won,t clear the counter weights and piston skirts and in some cases INTERNALLY balanced crank assemblies

 

[fathom70ss]

If I will be mainly driving on the street with only minor track use and I could get 600hp out of a 468, then is there really a need to go with the 496 instead over the 468?

 

[Bluegoose1970]

YES! Because its there! Oops, inner self coming out, no only if you have the sickness. Actually I was building a 505 from an old pro gas .100" over block I had, got a Dart block, and now wished I had originally gone bigger. Go big or kick yourself, no cost difference until you don't do it in the first place.


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[Indiansprings]

If I will be mainly driving on the street with only minor track use and I could get 600hp out of a 468, then is there really a need to go with the 496 instead over the 468?

Think it over hard. It is easy HP and TQ. :yes:

 

[fathom70ss]

As long as reliability isn't an issue and I can get gas from the pump I'm opened to either

 

[Bluegoose1970]

He has the sickness.:bow:
Reliability and pump gas are there for the taking.
X2 on HP and Torque, easier means more reliable, with restraint.

 

[pauls72]

Go big or go home lol

 

[acadian]

Almost like getting a free 42 CID

not to nitpick,but 496-468 is 28.

 

[Indiansprings]

not to nitpick,but 496-468 is 28.

You were the only one to catch that.
I have been watching that show Brain Games. Cool show.
Fathom70SS, absolutely go with the 4.25 stroke. The stroked 454 is totally proven and reliable.

 

[nastynate]

Fathom70SS, absolutely go with the 4.25 stroke. The stroked 454 is totally proven and reliable.

Yeaa yeayea Yeaaaaaa :beers::yes::hurray: It's like getting HoneyBunny Bigger Boobies for the same price as Smaller Ones, a never ending return on your investment that you will always notice when you squeeze the Back BooBies on the Dbl Pmpr..

 

[fathom70ss]

496 it is! And Nate if the lady gets another cubic inch on that rack she will have scoliosis before sunrise.