Stroking worth it?

[99SI]

I asked Vteckidd this exact same question before we started my build. Make sure you do your headwork and valvetrain first.

[Vteckidd]

is it worth it, yes and no. what motor do you have. if you have a B16, i could see a Eagle Crank that would stroke the motor to 1.8 being worth it. but the cost of a Eagle crank is roughly 800$. for $200 more you can sleeve it to 84.5mm and have a 1.8l that retains the B16 crank and the 1.56 rod stroke ratio= a 1.8 liter that can rev fast and reliably. A stroker crank can cause rod/stroke issues, and accelerated bearing wear isues do to the extra stroke. be sure tyo use forged internals.

I personally do not like stroker kits, i would rather sleeve the block. if you want discplacement, i would look at GE Sleeves out to 84mm before i did a stroker motor.

now if you got money, you can do TRICK setups with stroker kits like long rod to keep the pistons speed down , tall deck block, etc. but thats $$

[ash7]

be sure tyo use forged internals.

amen to that

I personally do not like stroker kits, i would rather sleeve the block. if you want discplacement, i would look at GE Sleeves out to 84mm before i did a stroker motor.

I have had bad experiences with GE sleeves, twice they have sunk... I'm not sure whether it's the shop, or if it's how i drive, or what... so i switched to sleeves installed by Rocket Motorsports and i have had not a peep since.

[93H22ACX]

amen to that

I have had bad experiences with GE sleeves, twice they have sunk... I'm not sure whether it's the shop, or if it's how i drive, or what... so i switched to sleeves installed by Rocket Motorsports and i have had not a peep since.

who installed the sleeves, GE?

[Vteckidd]

so i switched to sleeves installed by Rocket Motorsports and i have had not a peep since.

Rocket uses Darton Sleeves
should have asked me, im a rocket dealer

[ash7]

Rocket uses Darton Sleeves
should have asked me, im a rocket dealer

all of this was done last summer before i moved back down here. I read up on their site, saw they used Darton sleeves and decided that "enough was enough" I spent the extra money on what i KNEW was a rock solid reputation.

who installed the sleeves, GE?

nuh uh, it was a local import machine shop up in Virginia Beach. I ordered the GE sleeves and took them to the shop myself.

so true. i wasnt going to be mean about it because everybody has their own reasons for doing things.

I do it for the look on some punks face when he stares at my car, revs and blows off at a stop light... and then watches in sheer horror (this can't be happening!) as i pull by him without any "assistance" from boost.
It's all worth it... every single dime

[RiceBoy]

all of this was done last summer before i moved back down here. I read up on their site, saw they used Darton sleeves and decided that "enough was enough" I spent the extra money on what i KNEW was a rock solid reputation.

nuh uh, it was a local import machine shop up in Virginia Beach. I ordered the GE sleeves and took them to the shop myself.

I do it for the look on some punks face when he stares at my car, revs and blows off at a stop light... and then watches in sheer horror (this can't be happening!) as i pull by him without any "assistance" from boost.
It's all worth it... every single dime

You sure they are GE sleeves? From my understanding, GE doesn't sell their sleeves. They are only installed in house.

[ash7]

You sure they are GE sleeves? From my understanding, GE doesn't sell their sleeves. They are only installed in house.

yes, they were GE Godzilla sleeves