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Old May 13, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Hey guys i got a killer deal on some ETP 245s with 55cc chambers. What do you think of this combo on 347 with a trex cam? Right now its in a car with stock 241s. Approx how much power do you think i'll make over the 241s? The other question is are the heads too big for 347 ci motor ????? Thanks alot
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You will have to fly-cut your pistons with those heads. I would think the 245's would be too big for a stock cube engine.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Flycut and use those heads and cam.
The extra compression from the heads will offset the loss with that much duration from the TRex cam.
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7300rpm sounds awesome
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Old May 13, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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7300rpm sounds awesome
Sounds like Boom to me.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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I think the pistons will be hungry on this one. I hope you know your stuff when it comes to ptv clearance.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by davered00ss
Sounds like Boom to me.
if your going to write senseless comments on my threads
Getting back on topic.... Is there anyway around flycutting ??? Im not sure if i wana do that myself and i dont feel like pulling the motor apart to get them done professionally. Because if thats the case i will just have that done to my forged pistons (thinking about spray down the road). The car has arp rod bolts so i feel confident spinning this motor up there. As far as high compression, we will be running 112 octane
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 01blackz28
if your going to write senseless comments on my threads
Getting back on topic.... Is there anyway around flycutting ??? Im not sure if i wana do that myself and i dont feel like pulling the motor apart to get them done professionally. Because if thats the case i will just have that done to my forged pistons (thinking about spray down the road). The car has arp rod bolts so i feel confident spinning this motor up there. As far as high compression, we will be running 112 octane
You'de probably have to spin it near 7300-7500 to wring out all the potential from the apartment sized intake ports.

I would be nervous on stock rods (if that's what you have) but I know some have done it.

I honestly do like high rpm screamers but the bottom end and valvetrain gets expensive real quick.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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1st thing ETP 245 will NOT Work with 347ci you need at least 408ci.

2nd 55cc damn the Valves will hit the Crankshaft not just the Pistons
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If you dont mind the question by killer deal is it less than $2000 or more??
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2000 even. so they definately wont work ??
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Guys Im building his forged Short Block wich will be 15 to 1 comp with these heads. the heads should do well the 245s dont flow anything crazy and cam a little larger then a t-rex is what it will need
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I'm very sure they will not work but maybe you should E-mail/call ETP just to be sure
or maybe someone will have more info.

Its great price.
Is your bottom end stock??
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
Guys Im building his forged Short Block wich will be 15 to 1 comp with these heads. the heads should do well the 245s dont flow anything crazy and cam a little larger then a t-rex is what it will need

STOCK CI????
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 01blackz28
if your going to write senseless comments on my threads
Getting back on topic.... Is there anyway around flycutting ??? Im not sure if i wana do that myself and i dont feel like pulling the motor apart to get them done professionally. Because if thats the case i will just have that done to my forged pistons (thinking about spray down the road). The car has arp rod bolts so i feel confident spinning this motor up there. As far as high compression, we will be running 112 octane
the heads will work just fine on 347 and you will not have to turn the eng. to 7300, I run dart pro 1 heads ported and the intake runners are 247cc and the work great I ran them out of the box last year with the 225cc runner and this year I have not lost any power down low and it makes more power up top
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Originally Posted by 01blackz28
if your going to write senseless comments on my threads
Getting back on topic.... Is there anyway around flycutting ??? Im not sure if i wana do that myself and i dont feel like pulling the motor apart to get them done professionally. Because if thats the case i will just have that done to my forged pistons (thinking about spray down the road). The car has arp rod bolts so i feel confident spinning this motor up there. As far as high compression, we will be running 112 octane
What I was saying was, I would not run a stock shortblock to 7300rpm. Would probably go boom at some point. Did not know you were getting a forged engine.

To fly cut, you pull the heads. There is a tool, that goes on a drill and you insert it into a valve guide hole on another set of heads and put them on the car to cut the vavles. If you are building an engine, just order the right pistons.

You will have to cut quite a bit with 59CC heads & a T-rex. Might not even be safe for the piston, I'm not sure.

I noticed you are going to run a forged shortblock. Probably need -14cc valve relief pistons. Check with whoever is building your engine.

15:1 compression? Race gas only engine. How are you going to accomplish that compression and have valve reliefs for that H/C set up?
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Old May 13, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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What valve sizes are in those heads?
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Yes it will be done with out a problem i have built a few around here so its not the first.

Originally Posted by davered00ss
What I was saying was, I would not run a stock shortblock to 7300rpm. Would probably go boom at some point. Did not know you were getting a forged engine.

To fly cut, you pull the heads. There is a tool, that goes on a drill and you insert it into a valve guide hole on another set of heads and put them on the car to cut the vavles. If you are building an engine, just order the right pistons.

You will have to cut quite a bit with 59CC heads & a T-rex. Might not even be safe for the piston, I'm not sure.

I noticed you are going to run a forged shortblock. Probably need -14cc valve relief pistons. Check with whoever is building your engine.

15:1 compression? Race gas only engine. How are you going to accomplish that compression and have valve reliefs for that H/C set up?
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Old May 13, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
Yes it will be done with out a problem i have built a few around here so its not the first.
you honestly think you're going to run 15 to 1 and 93 octane? What are you going to set your ignition timing at, 4?
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Originally Posted by Paint_It_Black
you honestly think you're going to run 15 to 1 and 93 octane? What are you going to set your ignition timing at, 4?
Never Said i was runing pump gas. 2 words RACE FUEL
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He said 112 octane.
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