Is cubes always better? Or should you just make the engine size you have work more efficiently? Is adding heads, cam and intake improvements to your stock displacement small block the way to go or should you just stroke the thing and leave the heads alone? The truth is that heads can be expensive and in a lot of cases it is cheaper to add cubic inches through a stroker crank, rods, and pistons. When you look at the cost of each setup, it is hard to decide which way to go sometimes.
In this video Richard is going to test both, against each other, to see which way is the smart way to go. Is there a clear winner? Watch and find out.
Video Description:
DISPLACEMENT VS FLOW-WHEN ONE DO YOU CHOOSE? WOULD YOU RATHER…HAVE THE ADDED DISPLACEMENT OF A 347 WITH YOUR STOCK 5.0L IRON HEADS AND CAM OR KEEP THE 302 DISPLACEMENT AND ADDED PORTED HEADS AND A CAM? IS MORE DISPLACEMENT BETTER THAN MORE AIRFLOW? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ADD BOOST TO THE EQUATION? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO WHERE I COMPARED A 347 STROKER WITH A STOCK 6.0L CAM, HEADS AND GT40 INTAKE TO A 302 EQUIPPED WITH TFS 11R HEADS, A STAGE 2 CAM AND DUAL-PLANE CARB INTAKE AND 650 HOLLEY. I THEN ADDED A VORTECH SUPERCHARGER TO THE STOCK-HEADED 347 AND THE HC1 302! NATURALLY, I FINISHED OFF WITH HCI UPGRADE AND BOOST ON THE LARGER 347 (IT’S THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS).
