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Re: Piston and Cam questions; overheating

To: "David N Waldmann" <david@vermonthardwoods.com>
Subject: Re: Piston and Cam questions; overheating
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:36:49 -0500 FILETIME=[4A2A4E70:01C1C5DF]
Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
And don't forget that once you start making all these mods to the engine, it
will be impossible to keep the thing running cool enough to enjoy.  In my
experience, people who radically modify the engine to get more horsepower
usually end up selling the car before too long because they can't keep it
cooled!

Bob

>What about boring .120
>over (73.5mm, 1380cc) in accordance with Vizard's recommendation as being
>one of the best components for more HP? Or have I misunderstood him? This
is
>in agreement with your recommendation of increasing breathing, not only in
>direct proportion of the larger displacement, but DV also says that a
hotter
>cam can be used and still be streetable. Has anyone here gone that route
and
>how do they like the results?
>
>BTW, even at 73.5mm you still have one overbore left at 74mm, if the 73.5mm
>bore was offset when it was done.

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