Recommendations for First Stroker Build
Posted: June 19th, 2021, 12:45 am
Hello all,
My 98 XJ spun a distributor today, and I've discovered the cam is at fault. Definitely needs replaced and therefore I ended up looking at performance cams which lead me to strokers. Outside of small go-kart engines, I do not personally have much experience on working on the internals of engines. However I'm always willing to learn!
I have a couple questions, first of which is what should I be aiming for budget wise? I'm not looking for a super wild build, mostly just a little extra power (maybe somewhere around 50-70 more horsepower?), while still remaining reliable and can run on 87 pump gas.
Another question is how hard is it to source the parts required for the build. I'm in the Dayton, OH region, has anyone around here had issues with finding 258s?
And my last question is what can I expect for mileage? Obviously this isnt a huge deal to me, as I expect it to be lower, but I am curious nonetheless.
My 98 XJ spun a distributor today, and I've discovered the cam is at fault. Definitely needs replaced and therefore I ended up looking at performance cams which lead me to strokers. Outside of small go-kart engines, I do not personally have much experience on working on the internals of engines. However I'm always willing to learn!
I have a couple questions, first of which is what should I be aiming for budget wise? I'm not looking for a super wild build, mostly just a little extra power (maybe somewhere around 50-70 more horsepower?), while still remaining reliable and can run on 87 pump gas.
Another question is how hard is it to source the parts required for the build. I'm in the Dayton, OH region, has anyone around here had issues with finding 258s?
And my last question is what can I expect for mileage? Obviously this isnt a huge deal to me, as I expect it to be lower, but I am curious nonetheless.