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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 01:05 AM
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how much do i have to bore a 6.0 iron block to make it a 370ci will i have to re-sleave it? and with some forged 11.0:1 pistons will a thunder racing 224 cam on a 112 be a good cam to go with or maybe a custom grind cam
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 08:37 AM
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as far as the cam question...you can go bigger than that in a 370
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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6.0 liter block bored .030 will be 369 ci. I'd go with a bigger cam than that.

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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 10:28 AM
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You can go with a .060 overbore in a 6 liter iron block. That will give 375 cubic inch.
However the weight penalty will outweight the Hp gains IMO. A good heads and cam package will dyno about 15RWHP and 20RWTQ less but you also have 75 pounds less weight to move.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 11:02 AM
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There are a lot of .030 and .040 setups out there, some .060's like mine, and I have only read of one .080 setup.

Weight difference is 65-70lbs, but the potential is there for a cheap big bore motor.
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