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Getting engine ready for heads cam

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ok guys well I'm just wondering what I should do with my engine. I've noticed lately that the cars is smoking more not all the time but enough for me to notice like on start up which I figured is valve seals. Well here my question when I do the heads came do you think I should put new pistons in it? It's already a 30 over bore so I'm guessing a 40 over bore would be ok. Well which company should I use and should I do the rods too?
 

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Really, this is a question you can answer yourself. Since you are already gonna have the top half of the motor off...is it worth it to go all the way with it? Depends on the mileage of the motor and how bad the rest of the components are worn. If it were me and I had the money, I would but then I have close to 200,000 on the block....
 
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