Mild 383 build

fishmens67 said

The longarm in the 408 will get the boat moving, 3000 stall in a cammed up 383 isn't going to do much for low end torque.
Realistically 3800 stall is the lowest I would go with a 383, but that's me.
Everything I've read so far has me thinking a pig is in the making.

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Torque is created by displacement, which is bore x stroke, yes longer stroke has larger multiplication factor but what is it multiplying, the forces from the piston created by the psi of the combustion, larger piston more force to be multiplied. So bigger bore more force applied to the crank short stroke less multiplying
Smaller bore less force applied to the crank but longer stroke more multiplying kind of equals out at same displacements. (energy cannot be created or destroyed)