Stroker Engine Question

[T7RM21]

Hey Guys;

I've just got a quick question for any of you that either have a stroker engine in your car or have experience with them. Do you find that they are "noisier" (not exhaust note but mechanical) when they're running than a standard performance rebiuld? I've got almost 2000 miles on my engine and it runs great but just seems to make more noise than I'd like.

Thanks.

T7RM21

 

[Budnicks]

All of mine had loud exhaust & roller cams, headers, looser with more clearances, when assembled for racing apps, etc, so I didn't notice any more noise, that I was use too... If the engine is assembled properly & with the correct clearances everywhere, a 500+ci engine or not, it shouldn't be any noisier {except exhaust note maybe a little lower, gruntier}, unless it's a 700ci engine with lots of clearances, for large expanding parts, solid flat tappet or solid roller lifter, large tube headers, large tube exhaust or something along those lines... a 500ci Caddy engine was quite as a mouse still, I know that's a GM, but you get my drift, I hope.... That's my opinion anyway

 

[70rr-brian]

I agree with bud. I will say though I have about 3k on my 496 stoker. (383 block) and went to a .588 lift solid roller cam and that makes the whole valvetrain make some noise for sure compared to the old hydraulic one. Just the nature of the beast.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I've built a few 416 small blocks. None of them made abnormal noise. One was a solid lifter motor but still, that was not abnormal. The cubic inch displacement, stroker or not, does not dictate a noisy engine....unless it is assembled with race bred tolerances.

 

[bigredbird]

360/408 here, engine purrs except for the cam lope, which is just noticeable enough to be... noticed like it should be. :grin:

 

[daredevil]

Cant say. Mines a solid roller sewing machine also.

 

[383man]

No. Makes no more noise then any other eng. I run a solid flat tappet cam. Could it be piston slap you hear as some pistons run alot of wall clearence depending on what kind of pistons you used ? Course piston slap is louder when the eng is cold. Ron