All may not be lost. who says you have to use Ford pistons? Maybe with a
piston with the right pin height you could pull this off. Of course there
are other more radical remedies as well.
I assume the 260 deck height is too low, if so by how much?
Frank
B9471116
Hey, I'll be needing an engine someday!
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Mallory <rdmallory@earthling.net>
To: DCStory@aol.com <DCStory@aol.com>; tigers@autox.team.net
<tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: Any Truth to the Rumor?
>The deck height on a 260 will not allow a 302 crank.
>
>Doug
>
>At 01:08 AM 1/22/2000 -0500, DCStory@aol.com wrote:
>
>>I've been told more than once that if I take my 260 engine and replace the
>>crankshaft with a 302 crankshaft and the 302 rods .. But keep my 260
pistons
>>that I will pick up about 12 cubic inches and about 12 more horsepower
....
>>Any truth to that rumor ??
>>
>>Or is that just another Urban Legend
>>
>> >^,,^<
>>DON in San Dimas
>
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