If its a 7-1 head, go ahead and mill that much off but why stop there is its
a late head. If its an 8-1 head, you may be asking for it. Believe you get
9-1 compression by taking 50 thou off an 8-1 head. Read the engine
discussion, if you haven't already, at
http://pub49.ezboard.com/fgunsandroversfrm2.showMessage?topicID=21.topic
Aloha
Peter O with a 100 thou milled off his 7-1 head
>From: "Jim Hall" <jimfoo@qwest.net>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: LRO: head vs engine rebuild
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:06:31 -0600
>
>Didn't make sense to me either, which is why I asked. Must be a
>rebuilders ploy to make one spend more money. I am doing just the head,
>and getting .080 shaved off it.
>
>Perrone Ford wrote:
> >
> > This makes little sense. The reasons for rebuilding the top and bottom
>ends
> > are COMEPLETELY different. IT is VERY common to do only top end
>rebuilds.
> > Case in point: Oval track racing.
>--
>Jim Hall
>1966 88" Elephant Chaser
>http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo
>"You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling
>with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
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