[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by bobzdar

Maybe I'm missing something, but that's 8% difference. If it wasn't using oil, I wouldn't have rebuilt as it's only virgin once. Bore and bearings would seem to indicate that there were no issues.

As to why it was gutless, the tiny cam they put in those from the factory is the culprit I'm sure. I hope you're planning at least a mild upgrade in that area. Very cool car.

Im with you there; I probably wouldn't rebuild it with numbers that good. Car looks damn niiice though -

[njsteve]

Like I said, if I could do math, I would have been a doctor.

:-)

Actually, I was looking for an excuse to work on something with my son, and it was the perfect candidate. I will say that it is a lot peppier now, even with just 50 miles on it. There's a noticeable increase in power - probably from the 068 cam. And an added plus is that there aren't any oil or ATF puddles under the car anymore.

BTW, nice timing on your comment. The boy and I just spent an hour trying to figure out his math homework...yeah, you guessed it, it involved figuring out percentages!

We had to call his sister downstairs to help us.