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Old 09-25-2006, 02:54 PM
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My 6.0 has started to have blow by really bad and is missing some power. I think the rings are shot! What would you guys recommend for a rebuild? 402? 427? money is a big issued...
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My 6.0 has started to have blow by really bad and is missing some power. I think the rings are shot! What would you guys recommend for a rebuild? 402? 427? money is a big issued...
408 rotating assy. and a new cam.
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How much power am i loosing through the cam?
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How much power am i loosing through the cam?
You aren't losing anything. You could just benefit more from a little bit larger cam.
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if you go with big cubes do a bigger cam. you are not losing anything atm you just are not maximizing what you have or will have if you build the motor.
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Originally Posted by silver01z06
if you go with big cubes do a bigger cam. you are not losing anything atm you just are not maximizing what you have or will have if you build the motor.
Couldn't have said it better myself




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