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| A lot depends on what your intentions are. |
| By Gerry Proctor - 03/06/2006 6:54:04 AM; IP 137.242.1.15 |
First off, you can't deck the block for deck height until you mock up the engine. You'd need to know where the pistons are in the bore and how much deck height you need to achieve a desired compression and quench area. Once you have all the numbers, you tear the engine back down and take the block back to the machinist for the decking operation. You can also have the block decked to achieve a deck that's square to the crank. You are talking blueprint operations here and your machinist may have evaluated these operations in light of how you will be using the engine and come to the conclusion that there's not enough return on investment for you.
Balancing may be the same issue but it's hard to say. If the engine won't see a lot of time over 6k rpm, precision balancing may not be all that critical. It really depends on what pistons and rods you are using and how close they are in weight to the factory pieces. In my opinion, balancing is always money well spent...in most cases. |
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