To Stroke Or Not To Stroke?

[GTR 94]

so its come down to this and as some of you would know i am preparing to rebuild my RB26 and i have been given the option of using a stroker kit either 2.7 or 2.8 and i was wondering if its really necessary as i am only using Trust T517z,s i feel that the turbos would reach there max efficiancy before the stroker kit really was worth while.

any comments or thoughts would be greatly appriciated. just one other thing i have friend who runs a similar set up as my self but still a RB26 and he made 380kw at the rears on 26 pound. will a stroker kit help any more than that?

thanks heaps Lee.

[Freddy Kruger]

how much more is the stroker kit than just a rebuild?

what the sayin... "theres no replacement for displacement". you will get more power from the stroker i think. but wait for someone who knows what theyre talkin about...

[R31Nismoid]

You can make amazing power without stroking it Lee.

RE: 380, would make same power, @ maybe 1-2psi less.

You coming to GOR?

If we can chat about it all then, lots of crap that i CBF'd typing a 500 word essay :lol:

[Cubes]

Stroker won't help make more peak power but it will aid in a higher average power.

It also gives you a little more head room to make more power with the same response/spool rate as the smaller non-stroked motor should you run a larger turbo on the stroked motor.

Then there's the head room with regards to cams, the stroked motor will be more streetable with huge cams in it, this is where the stroked motor will make more power on the same boost due to improved airflow without dipping below the lower rpm torque values of the non stroked motor.

Average power is what accelerates a car, not peak power.

I'm sure you know this.

BUT at the end of the day what is the use for the car? Does slightly more bottom end torque and 500rpm or slightly less spool improvement really matter to you?

[GTR 94]

You guys, i tell ya where would we be with out ya.

thanks heaps i agree "cubes" i doubt i will really notice the power for what ill be using it for and ash not sure if ill be at GOR if i am ill probably be in another car. so ill let you know but thanks heaps.