15 Aug 97 07:51, Puleeeeze Brer Jack Schwendener, Dooooon't trow 396 in dat 
der Briar Patch!
 RW>> Some believe in R's...
 JS>
 JS> When you are valve spring limited (as we were in those days) and
 JS> nobody is checking inches on the street, I'll take all I can get ....
 JS> :-)
 RW> JS>> few guys running welded stroker 400 ince 327 (now that was tight
 JS>
 RW>> Had one in my 67 Chevelle with 3 3/4" stroke...bored to 388...rod
 RW>> went through the block when the harmonic balancer came loose and
 RW>> fell of the shaft...
 JS>
 JS> Bad day at black rock ....
Specially when the only spare was a 283, assembled in Mexico...
... Never judge a man by his taglines.
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