Hi Rodney, never really had any negative thoughts about boring an engine, only that i know that it can only be bored out so far, and then, its on to another engine.. Dad's 76 vette has been bored a couple times, the original block, was first bored 30 over, then again 40 over(no, not 40 over the 30... a total of 40 over i think? maybe it was 60 over?... but, maybe it was 40... too long ago). I really don't see a "bad" side to boring, it gives your engine a new lease on life, especially our older engines that don't really reap the benifits of the technology of today's engine, i mean, who would have thought that an engine would go 200-300 000 miles without a rebuild??.. 100,000 was a long time on an engine back in the 60's and 70's(80's too). I've always been told that 60 over is pretty much the limit on a small block chevy... beyond that the cylinder walls are a bit to thin and the water jackets are prone to cracking through??... something like that... no doubt someone else in here would know a bit more than i :)
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Hey Rodney,
This is gettin' good! I hope the rest of it goes smooth.
BTW, what carb. did you decide on?
Kevin
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