Intake valves are going to hit my pistons....what are my options?

[thumper460]

LOL... new heads v/s new rod bearings... ???
Laying back the notch WILL change the weight ... but did you know that the MFG. Doesnt balance either?? the amount of weight and the differance between one piston to the other.. will have almost NO effect on a 6000 rpm engine... ( note that work "Almost" ) notching the pistons by a shop is better..

Just me..........................

Thumper

 

[4Jenna]

Their is a big diff in doing something right and doing something "ALMOST" right

 

[95CobraMike]

i am with eades, if im going to do it, i am going to do it right....
i dont know of any shop around here that fly cuts pistons.... so it kinda limits my options

 

[4Jenna]

any machine shop will do it

 

[95CobraMike]

well, there is one machine shop here in lima ohio, and i asked them, and they won't do it...

 

[Methodical]

Just weight the cost of replacing the pistons and having machine work done vs. the cost of new heads. It seems that pistons and machine work will be cheaper, plus you get aftermarket pistons that can accept bigger heads and cams for possible future upgrades. Also, you get to keep the thoses heads you have - you got those specific headss for a reason right. Just One Man's Opinion.


Peace
Al

 

[YEAHLOH95]

what about seeing if they clear with the stock cam ? i dont see you making alot more power with that cam, over stock one, and you would loose your stock drivablity with that 110 lca

 

[95CobraMike]

Methodical,
Right now the way i see it, i would sell these heads and THEN buy some TW's... so i really wouldnt be spending any more money, i would just be moving it around kinda..... If possible i am going to talk to jegs to see if i can have something done about this situation.... when building the engine, i called, told them my stroke, deck height, gasket thickness, cam specs, and what heads i had (they actually sell these heads there) and they told me that these pistons were going to work for me... WRONG if they would have told me that i needed any other pistons, no matter the cost, i would have boughten them... so i might call there and see what they can do for me...

Yeahloh95, i no longer have my stock cam
i know people talk about drivability alot...what does that exacly mean??

 

[4Jenna]

110 lsa=doo doo for our cars

 

[95CobraMike]

lol i dont know if i know what doo doo means in car terms....

 

[RIO5.0]

lol i dont know if i know what doo doo means in car terms....

Read this...
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=616668

 

[YEAHLOH95]

doo,doo = crap... 94-95 cars in general don't like that sort of cam

 

[4Jenna]

LMAO

 

[95CobraMike]

can't the "drivbability" issues be solved with a tune? i plan on having my car tuned when its all back together

 

[4Jenna]

The tuner can make it work, but this goes back to the simple rule of matching a combo correctly.
The matched/correct combo will always out-do the improperly setup combo

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

I got a stock cam for you if you want it.

 

[4Jenna]

i def wouldnt run the stocker though..ha

 

[95CobraMike]

well mr smarty pants... what would you run??

 

[95CobraMike]

now that i think about it, my lobe separation angle might be 112..... im an idiot...

 

[94gts]

now that i think about it, my lobe separation angle might be 112..... im an idiot...

what made you just think of that