> Dan - thanks. Seems there's more ways than one to skin the Pantera cat.
Yes there are. I came up with one of the 400 blocks with SBF bellhousing
pattern a while back and was thinking about doing a stroker for the Pantera
using that block, a set of A3 high port heads and a matching A331 intake
w/spacers. We were going to offset grind the 400 crank for 434 cubes. Then
I came up with one of the XE NASCAR 351C blocks and decided to just stroke
it instead. I ended up selling that to Jon Kaase for the Engine Masters
Competition and bought a used Fontana aluminum block instead. With the
C302B heads, aluminum flywheel, stroker crank, mini starter etc. it should
weigh in a little over 400 lbs and be 407 cubes (4.1" bore by 3.85" stroke).
I'm hoping the engine will be done in the next month.
One of the Pantera guys is doing a 400 stroker with CHI heads:
http://www.tmeyerinc.com/400stroker.html
He's using a custom bellhousing with the standard 400 block:
http://www.rc-tech.net/per/bell.jpg
A number of guys have also fitted Ford Motorsport 460 strokers.
Dan Jones
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