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- Your compression calculation...........what thickness head gasket are you assuming is being used? It does not show this unless i missed it.
- Is not a typical head gasket (compressed) thickness used somewhere between .054 and .062 inches thick?
- I think you would need this info for the calc.
- I am not saying this is a ideal motor, It is a good example with parts specced out witch would help in doing one himself......
- a few minor changes might make it more of what he wants and i am sure any engine biulder would discuss options.
Tom, they sure can be!I thought a 383 stroker was a torque beast at really low rpms.
The interesting thing is.... this is so dang simple to do! It simply involves a different piston profile selection.
All else can remain relatively the same.
Bill, agreed! Ya gots ta get sump'n com'n up under da wedge area, in order to squish and push dem dar gasses out into the flame front.Ayuh,.... Vortec heads, 'n D-dish, or inverted dome pistons, builds the kickin'st azzed SBC there is...
Kghost, I've not done this but it's become quite common among the HP Auto guys.After all of that one would also want the heads to be "GROOVED" on each cyclinder
A somewhat recent addition to head modifications that allows for the use of low octane gas and effectively disrupts any potoential of detonation type issues.
In the 60's, it made for a groovy head![SUP]what do the grooves do? [/SUP]
Also, what does detonation actually mean?
what do the grooves do? Also, what does detonation actually mean?
This is where LPCP comes into play (LPCP = location of peak cylinder pressure).
So the engine is a 1991 that was rebuilt in 2004 because of an overheat (previous owner, not me). It only has 100 hrs on it so far. It will probably last until the end of time. So what I might have to do is get a newer block so I can get vortec heads right?