Great thread and I look forward to your updates.
Good advice from others already.
When you get the block and crank back from the machine shop don’t assume it is clean enough for assembly. Wash with hot water and soap, use rifle brushes to clean passages and keep cleaning until no grime appears on a paper towel. After cleaning spray machined surfaces with WD 40 to prevent flash surface rust.
If you choose to go with higher compression make sure you know how to tune the AFR and timing to accommodate and of course consider what octane fuel is available to you. Plenty of threads for you to look at here to assist with that. This is an area where EFI will help as you can dial everything in precisely.
Good luck with the build!
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Will Rivera
'69 Firebird, 400/461, 290 Eddy D-Ports, HR 230/236, 4l80E, 8.5 Rear, 3.55 gears
'69 LeMans Vert, XS 350, #47 heads, TH400, 10 Bolt 3.23 gears, work in progress
‘66 Lemans, 455, 310 KRE D-Ports, HR 236/245, TH400, GV OD, 12 bolt 3.73 gears - see it here:
https://youtu.be/RP_s1wJKm_Y?si=K0NZxoTyaGcj8Dcb
Last edited by grivera; 12-29-2023 at 10:45 AM.
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