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| 390GT Engine Rebuild |
| By richard - 11/01/2003 3:15:24 AM; IP 203.12.164.5 |
Looking into a complete rebuild on "the Project's" (68 GT coupe) engine. PO threw a timing chain (or some other disaster) and the engine literally came apart. Broken camshaft, con rods out the side and wedged sideways in the cylinder, a total loss.
I have a bare block as part of the purchase and am looking at two options:
1. Go stock
2. Upgrade a bit for better performance. Not looking to make a tweaky monster engine, don't want to have an engine I'd have to fiddle with a lot. But as long as I'm rebuilding it's the time to provide a few add-ons if it's to be done.
Leaning to option 2 with a more agressive cam than stock, aluminum intake (heard Eidelbrock are good), headers (heard FPA bolt on and are quite good), but that's about all I've come to right now. Not sure about forged/cast pistons, dished/flat, heads/porting, etc., etc, etc...
Have been told by a local shop that they can move the engine back a couple inches to improve weight distribution.
Any other 390 owners or motor masters out there who've gone through this have experiences or opinions? |
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