555ci bore vs stroke

[555rod]

Hi all, I am looking at starting a new engine combo for my 34 strip car. Just wondering what your suggestions are on bore and stroke combos for a 555Ci BBC. I was going to run a 4.560" bore and a 4.250" stroke. Would I be better off running more stroke and less bore? This car will purely be for the 1/4 mile. I will be running a solid roller with approx. 268 @ .050". Comp will be around the 13:1 mark. I will be running a glide with a converter at around the 5000rpm mark.
Also, I have a pair of Pro Topline cast iron heads, I think they're 360cc and flow up around the 400cfm mark. Should I use these or should I buy a good set of alloys?
Thanks in advance.

[nitrowarrior]

Any specific reason you desire to run 555cid? And why the nasty converter? I am not ridiculing but want to help, it's nice to know where and why you have these numbers planned out. I like 4.500 bore with 4.325 stroke and keep the converter down to 4000. I have built this combo for the strip a few times and the combo is very compatible to every car they've been in. I do like the alloy head idea also. Is the 34 going to only see the strip? No street driving?

[pat mccarthy]

the 4.560 bore with the 4.250 is a Srp piston on the shelf ...good way to go yes .the stall is hi? how much CFM are you going to run with this ?the heads are fine if they will flow 400 cfm . a 4.600 bore work good to like 565 have built some and the 555 and 582 4.600 with a 4.375 a lite car how much lift and lsa ?? the @.050 could be bigger

[555rod]

As it will only be hitting the strip I was going to go the bigger converter. But keeping in mind, i will dyno the combo first and see exactly where the torque is, then select converter.

[pat mccarthy]

a very lite car will need more stall did a 28 ford with a548 14.8 cr with a 1150 cfm used a 4500 stall in it for the street

[555rod]

Haven't selected camshaft as yet. Induction will either be a 1050 dominator on a victor or dart manifold or I also have a victor ram with a enderle bug catcher on it. I'd rather run the later. Any camshaft opinions?

[pat mccarthy]

there is a luntati 50237 284/292 782/712 or isky 396770 770/770 284/284 lc108 there is many but something round here? for a hi winder you may want the 4/7 swap i will look in to my grinds and see. i have used one cam in the past that did work good if i can find the numbers you could use the profiler or the super victor .i have a howards cam that is new 4/7 swap 710/714@050 270/278 if you want to try a smaller cam it will be on ebay this week end

[555rod]

Do you know how much cfm the enderle hat flows? the throttle plates are 4.125 each.
Should I use the pro topline heads for now. Once I get my flow bench I will flow them and see exactly how good they are. I'd rathjer run a slightly smaller intake runner. What do you think?

[pat mccarthy]

well you will need a 400 cfm port you can get BMF heads that flow that at 750 lift with 330 cc port runners or the darts 355 heads your heads will work. i do not know how good they your heads will flow? i know the 861 chevy were 375 cc or so and could flow around 400 maybe more at 800 lift no do not know how much your hat will flow ? if you have a flow bench flow it ?

[555rod]

What are BFM heads?

[pat mccarthy]

What are BFM heads?

sorry. BMF heads. it late just punch that in that should get you to there web page

[pat mccarthy]

www.bmfracing.com

[555rod]

Checked them out, the BMF 330cc's don't look to bad. Have you had much success with them?

[pat mccarthy]

i have a set of the 330 that i am not using that i pick up .i have customers that have there heads . i would use them if i was going to build a engine for someone at this point in time

[555rod]

what condition are they in?