Originally posted by dcoffield
Anyone ever heard of boring and stroking a 283 block out to a 327? Bore the 3.875" cyl to 4" and use a 327 crank (turn the journals down).

Someone brought this up on a Studebaker forum and I was curious if it is possible.

Is there enough casting in the cylinders to take off .125"?
If you want to build a stroker engine just build a 383.This would be very expensive and you are still down in size.