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Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
I was thinking the 540 was not a tall deck block????
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Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
I was thinking a 540 was a 4.50 bore by 4.25 stroke........Who makes a 4.44 bore block??
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Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
The Bulldog is one of the best motors shortblock wise to ever come out of Merc . It's a hand built "tall" deck Bowtie block with a 4340 Lunati crank, Manley H beam rods, blower pistons (low CR), etc...
It is a 4.44 bore X 4.375 stroke as stock but soon to be a 4.560 bore and 572 c.i. on this one :drink: I also understand that this is the same short block used on the 850SCi and 1075SCi bored to 4.5 for ~557ci. Dave |
Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
Nordic,
There is a guy on Speedwake that is "freshing 2 x Bulldogs. He has a thread in the technical section. You may want to e-mail him and get "hard evidence" of what is in the Bulldog. Chris |
Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
Originally Posted by Nordicflame
Thanks RLW...
Nice site with some pretty good reading however maybe I need to clarify my question :D "I need to know the rod length in a Bulldog!!" I'm trying to price out pistons for a rebuild on a clients motor. Just wondering if they will be off the shelf JE stuff or custom order. Thanks, Dave |
Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
Originally Posted by Nordicflame
The Bulldog is one of the best motors shortblock wise to ever come out of Merc . It's a hand built "tall" deck Bowtie block with a 4340 Lunati crank, Manley H beam rods, blower pistons (low CR), etc...
It is a 4.44 bore X 4.375 stroke as stock but soon to be a 4.560 bore and 572 c.i. on this one :drink: I also understand that this is the same short block used on the 850SCi and 1075SCi bored to 4.5 for ~557ci. Dave The piston is Wiseco (Merc part #) and the connecting rod is a Manley +.400" / 6.535". Bob |
Re: Rod Length on Bulldog....
Big Block Billy... :D :D :D :D
Cstraub, Thanks; we have been trading notes already. Thanks RMB :drink: I should have it out of his boat and apart in a week or two :cool: |
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