[Shotimes] RE: engine block follow up

[Leigh Smith]

Ian;

Somewhere I read the 93-95 blocks could be safely overbored to 3.2
dimensions, but not the earlier ones.
FWIW
I have noticed a few other little differences like that in early vs late
blocks to accommodate the ATX 3.2

Lee


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> From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:10 PM
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> In case anyone is following along with my buildup..
>
> The machine shop mic'ed my 3.2 and found it to be very
> worn. I asked about having it bored .5mm extra (I am
> such a n00b-real measurements are in thousandths) for
> a total of a 92.5mm bore (ie Wiseco forged pistons)
> and my guy said that the bore would def clean up and
> be usable if I wanted to do that.
>
> However, reality set in-I really don't want to spend
> that cash for oversized pistons and I don't think I
> want forged pistons in an NA street car.
>
> So, I am having the 1995 3.0 block overbored. I called
> FPS and the SHOshop a few times. FPS said that they
> overbore them all the time without any problems.
> SHOshop said "thank you for calling SHOshop, you have
> reached our voicemail."
>
> So, I decided to take my chances. I was thinking of
> having the block sonic checked to be 100% sure there
> is enough meat there to remove but I think I am
> scaring myself into a problem that I know does not
> exist.
>
> Does anyone want a well worn 3.2 block to overbore? :)
>
> Ian
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