408 Stroker Build / Intake Question

Moparmal,

I'm not worried at all about spending a few bucks to index it, or straighten it if it's bent a little.


I'm worried (because of stories I've heard) about it breaking in half as my boost gauge slides past the 5-pound mark, and into some serious power-making territory.

That would not be pretty...

I wanted to add the stroker, and a second, Vortech blower, not to make 800 horsepower, but so I could lower the total boost to about 7 or 8 pounds, but do it with less heating of the air, and by maintaining more boost at lower rpms.

I think it could be faster than it is now, but easier on the engine, with less boost. I wouldn't care if it didn't make any more horsepower than it makes, now, if it was stronger through the mid-rpm range.

But, the crank is a big question mark, right now...

Here's the dyno sheet from a chassis dyno, and a grainy shot of the blower installation. I apologize for the poor photographic quality.