Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Sounds like a plan. The one thing I would probably do different is use a 5.7 rod. Only reason is most of the 6" rod pistons use an oil ring support rail and I prefer not to have them on a street engine. Just my preference. I dont think the rod length will make a bit of difference in your application.

ProPower engines wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:41 am

Are you referring to their rings that have slight grooves in the ring making them effectively act like
lateral gas porting the ring groove in the piston?

I think this is what he is referring to:

http://www.totalseal.com/total_conform_rings.html

I am pretty sure the Fel Pro 1881 only has the RH dipstick.

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Dave,
SBI has them too. http://www.sbi-e-catalog.com/PartDetail ... e%20Guides

I have been putting the positive viton seals on both intake and exhaust for years now. Have not had a problem. Thats how the cast iron Vortec heads are. I have been using that type on 502 marine engines too with no problems. Virtually all modern engines have the positive seals on both intake and exh...

Rick,
I have several cranks at the shop. I will try to remember to measure a couple of them in the morning.

RM,
The dished piston is a 14cc dish. I am editing my reply because I thought the dished piston was 9.3 to one but that might be the flat top. Will get correct figure and let you know

What engine is it ?

Did you magnaflux it before and after straightening to see if there are any cracks ? That would be my main concern. The guy that grinds crankshafts for me has straightened several over the years and I have never had a problem BUT he always magnafluxes them and always regrinds them undersize.

Ok, I am ready for the flames but . . . . . you are worried about rods that are 5 grams different and yet you have pistons that are 46 grams lighter and you aren't going to rebalance it ???????

I dont think it wall make any difference at all where you put those two rods.

Just my opinion,

I looked through the Goodson catalog and did not see anything like it. I would call them and get their tech guys e-mail and send a pic to him.

The PM rods will work fine, they went to them in the later 305's anyway. If you really want to wake it up put a 400 crank in it and it becomes a 330 or so. I did one of those in an 85 or 85 Trans Am. That thing really ran good.

Happened to me for a while yesterday too. Probably an hour or two and then all was back to normal. Middle of the afternoon.

The bore is out from the stock 3.662 to 3.670. Total Seal has a set at 3.682, so I think that's my next size. First of all are you sure that the problem is not partially if not entirely because the cylinders are .008" oversize now " The stock bore is 93mm which is 3.6614" Unless you are replacing p...