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Apr 29, 2016 | 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeNova

If it was a running engine before, why on earth would you plastigauge the bearings??? If they weren't spun, don't screw with them. Best case, you contaminate them with dirt for absolutely no reason.

Keep it simple, and get a cam below .600 lift. That way the only part of the valvetrain you need to upgrade is the springs.

Because it came out of rolled over truck and #2 cylinder filled with oil and they started it and bent a rod then replaced that piston and rod and rings and bearings and re honed the cylinders. I saw swirly marks on the deck of the block and got scared about everything being flat so I pulled it apart to check it out. Had a vid of it running on a stand after everything was done. Plus I wanted to do it so why not? Im not leaving it sit outside or anything and getting contaminated. Its been hot tanked and everything cleaned and ill clean again real good before final assembly...plus rings gotta be gapped for turbo and what not...and I wanted to do it for the experience