long stroke is really helpful! When my 1950 DeSoto died in Montana years ago, we found an engine out of a combine (mopar flathead 6!) that had 30 more cubic inches (265 instead of 235) and it was all stroke. That was fun on gravel roads!


Mike
1955 Chevy 6400 ex-flatbed (no bed now!) sold September 2023
In the Stovebolt Gallery
1958 Chevy 6400 flatbed W/dump
In the Stovebolt Gallery
1959 Chevy Suburban Owned for almost 20 years, Daily Driver -- sold May 2016
In the Stovebolt Gallery

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