[screamingchief]

Now were gonna talk him into a stroker crank here,,,just to get a set of "off the shelf" 30cc dished stroker pistons to work with his current #16 heads???

Why not make it a forged crank then,,,I mean WTH it's not like it's our money being spent here...



Custom dished pistons will be like $650.00 + a set typicaly.

The KB/Icon "off the shelf" forged stuff is typically like $400.00 to $450.00 a set.

And he does'nt need $350.00+ rods here either,Ace's "budget" 5140's I beams will do the job just fine @ $240.00 a set.

I agree the HR cam was a luxury item,said so earlier.

Said there were plenty of flat tappet cams that would get the job done too.

Ones that are much better than that Erson cam he has now.

The 6X cross-over thing is NBD,and one does'nt have to fill the exhaust cross-over completely either,one just needs to fill the small area that's directly above the cross-over (and only on the passenger's side) so the intake gasket can seal completely,and that can easily be done with any of a number of various materials.

And yes,even zero decking is optional when it comes right down to brass tacks.

Just means it would be wise to mill the heads just a little more than one would if they did'nt zero deck the short block,to get to the target CR one is after.

It should'nt cost anymore to mill the heads to 85cc's vs 90cc's.

So right there a fella can save the cost to zero deck.

And when keeping the CR fairly conservative,there should be no major worries from not doing that zero decking either.

Now that we know the budget is pretty tight here,and there are outside pressures to be considered (wife),I'm even more certain the best course of action is the -4 "smog" heads.

Should be less budget "bloat" that way.

Sound judgement dictates that he's gonna hafta go thru his #16 heads anyways on this,so ask me going thru a set of the -4 smog heads should'nt cost him anymore than that would cost,so IMO the head cost situation is pretty much a wash no matter what here,as any money that's spent obtaining the set of the smog castings,is easily recouped by selling the #16 castings.

And getting the current crank turned & prepped should'nt cost as much as a new stroker crank either,so going the stroker route is'nt exactly "budget conscious" here either.

Also,the money saved from not being forced to mix in the race gas should keep the Mrs. happy as well.

JMO/FWIW

Bret P.