3800 Stroker??

[luftweg]

Although I have an idea of what sizes an SBC can be stroked to,,,,, I have no idea about the Buick V6's...

Can the 3800 be stroked, and would this be an option in the Reatta?

K

[padgett]

Cadillac used a 4.1 version for some years quite some time ago (1980) but I think that was bored and not stroked.

[harry yarnell]

But that was a V8.

[Rawja]

Never question Padgett.

Cadillac did indeed offer a 4.1 litre V6 during the same era as the HT4100 V8. It made some pretty pathetic torque and horsepower numbers though, even lower than the HT4100.

[Guest tomt]

Just for fun, explain bored and stroked. Heard it as a kid, and never wanted to say I didn't know what it meant. Don't mind here.

[padgett]

bored: to increase the bore of the cyl. Requires bigger pistons.

stroked: to increase the stroke of an engine, requires a different or reground crank and different rods and/or pistons.

Both increase the displacement of the engine with concurrent advantages and disadvanteges.

Next installment: chopped and channeled.

[Guest tomt]

Thanks:

Now I can sound cool at my 40th reunion. Maybe I'll get the second installment by then.