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Old 03-12-2018, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Formulajones View Post
Yep, that will make a very nice tow engine with a broad power band, and they have excellent cylinder heads. I fooled with the larger bore 6.0's for quite a while. A 4" crank 402/408 combo makes fantastic power for it's size.
I’ve found a few 6.0s that the owners didn’t want an arm and a leg for, but I’m leaning toward a 5.3 block bore to LS1 specs (3.905” bore) with the 4” stroke crank/6.125” Molnar rods. Ported 317 heads milled to 71cc chambers will top it off.

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