2270 Build, Need advise Options

[pilothyer]

I am interested in building a 2270 engine. From what I can see I will need a stroker crank with a 78 mm throw. I am concerned about which rod to choose. I have seen stroker cranks with VW type 1 journals as well as 2.0 liter and chevy. I have noticed variations in rod lengths as well. I am in need of some advise on a good, proven combination. I know there are many good engine builders on his forum that could share their knowledge on this subject so please do...............Thanks

[DBCooper]

I never said that more power does not increase more heat....

You didn't say that? I could have sworn... oh, yeah, here it is, right here:

. Just remember that HP=heat.

Not if it adds efficiency.

All that said, it's all in the combo- yet it may take you over 1,000 tries to learn that. One thing is for sure, you damn sure won't learn it sitting in front of a monitor and keyboard.

Jake, any competent mechanic learns early on that matching parts is the key to efficiency. I'm retired now so I learned that long before you built your first engine. And my teacher was a guy who learned that same lesson before I was born, so no news there. Getting the combinations right? That takes longer, no question, and that's exactly the question posed by the original poster about optimum combinations for a 2270. So you're the expert, do you have any suggestions for him? I mean other than just buying parts from your store?

You're right, Dave, two different things that are the same. If someone's paying a whole lot of money for more horsepower one has to assume they're going to use it. Is any other assumption reasonable? If you have twice the horsepower (and use it) you'll generate twice the heat, meaning you need to dissipate it. No question there either, right? Not going to create enough heat to hurt anything? Perhaps, since no one's melting down Jake's engines. But that in no way means they generate less heat, as long as they burn fuel that potential's all still there, they apparently just aren't being used hard enough to hurt anything. And of course any marginal additional heat generated is being managed, so good job Jake and God Bless Joe Locicero.