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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 30, 2015, 09:44:19 PM »
Getting excited for next Friday to come and see where I am at.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 29, 2015, 09:36:54 PM »
Jay, lets say the block squared up and it measured 10.167 for example, would I want him to take a mimimum off. Say if it squared taking .003 off, would i want him to take .another .007 off for a total of .010 down to 10.16? In other words if the block is squared and we are not to 10.16, then take it to 10.16. I guess you know what I am trying to say Jay.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 29, 2015, 02:06:29 PM »
Got the block dropped off, told him just to square it up, said he should have it by next Friday.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 29, 2015, 08:51:48 AM »
Jay, how much can a person deck the block without affecting intake mounting

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 28, 2015, 08:52:52 PM »
Thank you Jay, I will take it to a shop tomorrow.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 28, 2015, 06:51:08 PM »
How much should I have them deck the block, or would it be better to go with the L2291F pistons as they have a 1.776 compression height where the h395p have a 1.759 compression height instead of decking. What does a deck the block usually cost? Sorry for all the questions, No help local for the fe questions as every machine shop I have been too including the one who bored my block are all chevy people and admit they know nothing about what works for an fe. I had already sent the dist off to Faron Rhoads and got it back and he set it up for 38 degrees all in by 3200 rpm and to set the initial at 14 to 16 degrees

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 28, 2015, 01:45:26 PM »
Jay, Maybe I bought the wrong cam to start with I do not know. It is going to be a driver with some spunk to it and a lope at the stop light and highway driving every other month. I have not started to put the short block together yet but have bought the cam which I could sell and maybe get some of the money back if something different would work better. I have attached the cam card if I got it attached okay.
Carl

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FE Technical Forum / Help with Piston & Head Gasket selection
« on: April 27, 2015, 06:22:37 PM »
I need to order pistons for my .060 over 390. I think I have figured out how to do the measurements (but I could be wrong) and get numbers, but don't know what to do with numbers, what works best together and what not. So I need some help to put this together the 1st time and be done with it. Going in my 3900 lb. 63 1/2 with close ratio 4 speed and 3:50 gears and 29 inch tires. Maybe some has a different piston in mind.
I am ok with 91 Octane, which is what we have here in Kansas. Weekend driver, and about a 400 mile round trip to my daughters every other month. Has 406 shorty headers and ford tri power.
Heads are 63 c3 heads with 69 cc chambers, block bored .060, std 6.488 rods. Cam research 291 cam, 540/565 lift, 226/234 duration @ .050 with 109 lobe separation. Using 2 different Felpro head gaskets 8554pt measures .051 compressed with 4.232 bore. Felpro 1020 measures .041 compressed with 4.400 bore. Using 10.170 as a deck guideline.
Pistons I have found are:
H304P dish cast piston with 12cc volume and 1.759 compression height.  .033 deck height. 9:22 to 1 with 8554 gasket and 9:35 to 1 with 1020.
Quench then looks to be .084 with the 8554 and .074 with the 1020.

H395P flattop cast piston with 4cc volume and 1.759 compression height. .033 deck height. 9:94 to 1 with 8554 and 10:09 with 1020 gasket.
Quench is also .084 with 8554 and .074 with 1020.

L2291F60 flattop forged with 10 cc volume and 1.776 compression height. .016 deck height. 9:72 with 8554 and 9:87 to 1 with 1020 gasket
Quench is .067 with 8554 and .057 with 1020 gasket.

Thanks for any help.
Carl

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Private Classifieds / Found: want to buy tri power
« on: May 14, 2013, 01:53:50 PM »
Looking for tri-power setup for my 390 galaxie
Carl

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