Quote Originally Posted by dusty1025
I'm new here. Congrats on a great board. I've learned a lot in the few days I've been reading posts, so I figured this would be the best place to get some much needed info.

I have a new in the crate 427 tall deck BBC. I bought it for $1000 bucks from the service manager of a local GM dealership.

First, did I get a good deal?
I have read that you can bore and stroke these things to big cubes.
Some say you can bore them to 4.5 and others say 4.375.
Which is right?
I am pretty sure the upper limit of the stroke is 4.5 inches.
Who makes the best affordable stroker crank?

If I install a stroker crank can I use the stock rods and pistons?
What is the length of the stock rods?

I know the tall deck pistons have a long skirt to fit 4 rings, but other than that are they the same as any other BBC piston?
Can I swap in a set of normal BBC pistons without a problem?

Any help you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dusty
I just got done building a 535 with the tall deck block.Bore 4.350 X stroke 4.500.The biggest problem he is having is the exhaust.With the .400 higher deck height it puts the exhaust right on his floor boards.Yes,it is hot.The engine has CNC ported 315 AFR heads,Lunati hyd. roller cam,dish pistons runs on pump gas,Victor with a 1050 Holley,a plate of n20.The engine pulls hard to around 6,200 has un-godly amount of torque.
The engine is in a early 70's Nova min-tubs with a 4.10 gear in a ford 9 inch and a 4,000 stall.He has tied the frame together.He The car looks like total crap.You could throw a cat though the rear fenders.We did have some fun.Some young guy in a newer Ford mustang pulled up next to us and wanted to run.He starts going off about about all the mods. he has done and says 'I can't hook it up let's go from a rolling 30 mph.Of course the driver of the car I am in thinks this great.I tell the kid "Just wave when you are ready"
So he waves and jumps ahead by 2 car lenghts.We caught him by 50 mph or so and we stoped when we hit 70 maybe 75.Later that day he tried it with the n20 on.It felt like I got hit in the head with a brick.I might just be getting old.I don't really like street racing.So kids don't try this on the street's take it to the track.