3.562 Crankshaft?
 

I am putting together a new motor with a 3.562 stroke. I have never been a motor guy before so I dont know what Rods and Pistons to use. I cant find any information about this does anyone one know if I can use standard 5.7 rods and pistons?

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never heard of a 3.562 crank,sure you didn't mean 3.625 ...maybe I've just been out of the loop...anyway the piston pin location will depend on the stroke -rod length-deck height ...I'd call a piston manufacturer [say Ross] and talk to them ..anyone got the real answer ..post it ..I like to keep updated

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You will probably need 6" rods and pistons with a corresponding pin height. 5.7 might not clear the counterweights.

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But thats where I have the problem. When I look for pistons I can't find what the pin height is on the piston.

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You should be able to go to the JE website and look up your combo. You're actually looking for the compression height (pin height).

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Re: 3.562 Crankshaft?
 

:16 http://www.wallaceracing.com/Calculators.htm Try this site they got all kinds of math formulas here. :6: :15: :2:

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I was thinking that JE uses the same piston for 3-9/16" (3.5625) stroke as they do for 3.550" stroke.

I've been thinking about building a similar engine, but probably going with the 5.850" rods. Seems to be the best of both worlds between the 5.7 and 6.0 rods.

Tim Simmons

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My first sprint engines in the early 80`s had a 3 9/16 stroke. Not sure of how your crank ended up with this stroke but on mine I would get a run of the mill 350 steel crank (3.48 stroke) with large journal (2.100) and have it offset ground to small journal (2.00) with 3.562 stroke. I would use the stock small journal rods with 11/32 rod bolts and ross pistons in a 400 block.
The cranks would only last 25-30 races before they were cracked so I would keep a fresh one in stock. I ran this combo for 4-5 years with a wing and only ever had one rod failure. $1000 short blocks, those were the days!