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.090 or .040 for a 390....
By kevin - 04/09/2002 12:03:47 PM; IP 209.240.222.130
can work or you. The cylinder core molds were of thin design from the factory, so a sonic check by a reputable shop is the only true way to see what you have. There can be thin and irregular core shift patterns, so it's a crapshoot to just say yes it will go this much. But lots of them have been done over the last 40 years. The .090 over are 361 Edsel pistons +.040 if you stay with the stock crank. The core molds are the same for the 352 and the std duty 390. I bored one of these low po blocks +.080 to use for a 428 race motor, and the # 4 cylinder cracked after some hard use. I then put a sleeve in it and while boring for the sleeve, it removed the cylinder completely, proving that it ran on a thin wall for sure!
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 352 -- jesse, 04/08/2002
 Re: 352 -- Kevin66, 04/09/2002
Collapse <b>.090 or .040 for a 390....</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>kevin, <i>04/09/2002</i></font>.090 or .040 for a 390.... -- kevin, 04/09/2002
 Cores -- Barry B, 04/09/2002
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