I will be getting a GT35r kit later on this year and I eventually want to get a stroker kit but I am having a hard time deciding which one to go with. I want my power band to reach 9,000 rpm and from what I heard you cannot make that happen with the 2.4. But, on the other hand people say that the "Piston speeds" are too fast(on a 2.3) and the motor won't last long as a 2.4. Sam from "Srtmotorsports" has had the "Toda stroker kit" in his car for 2 1/2 years and runs race gas all the time. All said and done I just want to get the stroker that's reliable and be able to shift @ 9,500 Rpm(of course with a built Race head) without a problem. I want to take my car "road racing" and not "drag" and be able to drive it everyday.
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Why do you want to rev so high?
Revs will be the death of your engine. I would suggest creating a car with a much more usable powerband. Ths is especially true with roadracing. It's very stressful on the motor and I would go with a stroker so you can reduce the amount of revs that you need by going with a stroker.
A 2.3 or 2.4 will spool a properly matched 35R at stock 16G engine speeds and give you a much more usable powerband at the track. I am doing the exact same build (2.3l w/ 35R) and from sitting down with my engine builder we have figured out that the 35R will start to spool at 2500RPM and be at full boil by 3700RPM. This will prevent me from have to rev the hell out of the engine to access full power. My rev limiter will be set at 7300RPM to keep engine speeds safe.
The amount of tourque that I will have access to early in the power band will be astronomical. I should be a vette/porche killer with the right tires
Revs will be the death of your engine. I would suggest creating a car with a much more usable powerband. Ths is especially true with roadracing. It's very stressful on the motor and I would go with a stroker so you can reduce the amount of revs that you need by going with a stroker.
A 2.3 or 2.4 will spool a properly matched 35R at stock 16G engine speeds and give you a much more usable powerband at the track. I am doing the exact same build (2.3l w/ 35R) and from sitting down with my engine builder we have figured out that the 35R will start to spool at 2500RPM and be at full boil by 3700RPM. This will prevent me from have to rev the hell out of the engine to access full power. My rev limiter will be set at 7300RPM to keep engine speeds safe.
The amount of tourque that I will have access to early in the power band will be astronomical. I should be a vette/porche killer with the right tires
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I am with NRCOOLED on this one and I am sure alot of other people on this forum would agree. If you are going to be road racing I would definitely go with a stroker because of the extra torque at lower rpms and quicker spool but you definitely don't want to rev a stroker that high no matter what stroker you go with, especially for road racing! The engine won't last long. Plus if you want to rev a stroker that high you will be out of your power band as soon as you get to that high of rpms the hp and tq will drop off and you would be much better off shifting. I have an AMS stroker and GT35R and I rev to 8500 on the drag strip and when I am road racing I set it to 8000 and shift about 7800. If after everything you have read you still want to rev to 9500 or even 9000 I would recommend just building a 2.0L, which would allow you to rev that high and wouldn't put as much stress on the engine as it would if it was a 2.3 or 2.4. Just something to think about... don't get caught up on high rpms though