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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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a 350 bored 30 over is a 355 correct? what exactly is gained from going to a 355 from a 350, other than 5ci. Is there a significant power difference? just trying to decide if its worth it
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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If you do things like tight quench, lighter rotating assembly, higher compression, low tension rings etc, it can be worth a good bit.

Just overbore a block and slap an engine together from that and you wont gain much.
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Most of your gain will be from having a fresh bore. The bore in LT1 blocks holds up pretty well so...
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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bores look pretty good. i had just planned on getting new pistons and figured for $90 i could have it bored, but if i can reuse my stock pistons that will save me a couple hundred bucks. does anybody see a problem with reusing the stock pistons?
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bores look pretty good. i had just planned on getting new pistons and figured for $90 i could have it bored, but if i can reuse my stock pistons that will save me a couple hundred bucks. does anybody see a problem with reusing the stock pistons?
if you bore it 30 over your stock pistons will be too small. and no i wouldnt use stock pistons i would at least get lightweigh pistons or you can go with forged for under 300 dollars
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I would go with the bore there are a ot of advantages. I am going with a 355 bored and honed, with a finishing deck plate hone to tighten everything up.
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if you bore it 30 over your stock pistons will be too small. and no i wouldnt use stock pistons i would at least get lightweigh pistons or you can go with forged for under 300 dollars

lol i know. im not that dumb i was meaning just skip out on boring it totally. i just figured getting new pistons i might as well bore it b/c pistons are the same price and its only $90 to have it bored
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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I would go with the bore there are a ot of advantages. I am going with a 355 bored and honed, with a finishing deck plate hone to tighten everything up.

what kind of advantages? thats what im really looking to find out
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if you get lightweigh pistons you motor can rev up higher and faster. with forged you can spray without worrying. with the bore you will get higher compression
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..also unshrounding the intake valve some more helps in the flow.
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a 6" rod 355 has one of the best piston to rod ratio's of all the SBC motors..... My old 355 with a 6" eagle h-beam, stock crank, SRP forged pistons with stage II heads, ported manifold, and a 236/242 hydraulic roller (and pretty much all the bolt ons) made 437 RWHP (about 500 at the flywheel) for a reasonably cheap total cost..... think i might have had about 7500 bucks in that motor.....

went 10.40@131 on a one fiddy shot too....

355's can be animals if built right with a good combo of parts......
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Originally Posted by OutlawZ
a 6" rod 355 has one of the best piston to rod ratio's of all the SBC motors..... My old 355 with a 6" eagle h-beam, stock crank, SRP forged pistons with stage II heads, ported manifold, and a 236/242 hydraulic roller (and pretty much all the bolt ons) made 437 RWHP (about 500 at the flywheel) for a reasonably cheap total cost..... think i might have had about 7500 bucks in that motor.....

went 10.40@131 on a one fiddy shot too....

355's can be animals if built right with a good combo of parts......

what is stock rod length? to change rod length does anything have to be machined or is it just swap new rods/pistons in place of stock? excuse my ignorance. this is my first build
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Stock rod is 5.70" or so. The 6" rod only require the 6" rod pistons.
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Just think of it like this if you are going to do all that work you might as well take the time and the money to do it right the first time.
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