tanman_2006
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I'll go with 245 depending on ip and injectors
I'll go with 245 depending on ip and injectors
That's a good start. What are your power goals? That will affect your choice of injection pump and injectors...
Without details on IP and injectors I fail how any one person can predict any power levels. It does not make sense to toss numbers out willy nilly...
I really don't have a HP goal and I'm not going to predict one. I just know I wanted more and I felt that my fuel economy was suffering due to it needing a major tune up. It's going to be my work pickup, and I wanted to refresh the top end and make it run strong enough to pull whatever I want it to. A 3.55 gear swap is hopefully in the future to help my fuel economy. My thoughts being that with sufficient power I will not miss the 4.10's. I'm shooting for a balance of power, milage, longevity, and durability not necessarily in that order. I'm not trying to break any HP records or blow it up. I intend on putting a lot of miles on it in the near future and having an engine built to do what I need it to do.
Without details on IP and injectors I fail how any one person can predict any power levels. It does not make sense to toss numbers out willy nilly...
Take the pistons to someone with a lathe and have the centers cut down but leave the outer edge (1/4-1/2" maybe) to protect the rings. Might take some calculating but it should be easy to figure out.
It could hurt performance by messing with the combustion swirl.
....................with shaved pistons to acheive 19-1 compression
copper headgaskets and o-rings to hold back 50psi