LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 01:15 AM
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So I had bought an lt4 block a while back and with my lt1 spinning a bearing it's time to finish the build. I bought the block pre-assembled block is bored 40 over
speed pro l2256f (+6.10)
stock length rods
stock crank
stock lt1 heads
Do to budget constraints I've decided with the cc503 I was wanting to run at 11.5:1 or higher static compression
the problem im having is that i my dynamic compression is high is 10+ i know many suggest 9.1:1to be the highest to safely run it on 93 oct
so what should i do lower it mill the heads don't really have money for that buy a super thick head gasket or is it safe to run iti may be entering the wrong numbers not sure
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 07:49 AM
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Milling the heads will raise the compression; not lower it.

Can you provide the specs of everything?
Bore
Stroke
Combustion chamber size
Head gasket bore
Head gasket thickness
Piston dome/dish size
Piston deck clearance
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 11:35 AM
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If you use the Impala head gaskets, I come up with 11.45 SCR, and 9.02 DCR with that cam and rod length.

Those pistons will not work. The part number is for stock bore, you're 0.040 over..... But I used the dish volume for calculatione with the 4.040 bore.

I'm also assuming stock to spec deck height.
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The Pistons are l2256f040 (+6.10cc)
stock heads 54cc
i was using stock deck height and i was using .015 found that number on a website that had the info on it haven't got it measured yet
i don't have a headgasket yet been waiting to figure out what compression to run but it will have a 4.100 or high bore size
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Originally Posted by hagff95
......speed pro l2256f (+6.10).....
Originally Posted by hrcslam
.....Those pistons will not work. The part number is for stock bore, you're 0.040 over.......
Originally Posted by hagff95
The Pistons are l2256f040 (+6.10cc).....
Speed Pro part # l2256f040 = 4.040".

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Old Sep 5, 2016 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by KW Baraka
Speed Pro part # l2256f040 = 4.040".

KW
Yeah those last three digits make a difference.....
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Originally Posted by hrcslam
Yeah those last three digits make a difference.....
Yep....if he'd posted them to begin with .

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