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Picked up a Mexican Block today!!!

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BillaMustang

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Yeah Its a 1971. Any way's out of curiousity How much can you bore them over? Right now its a standard bore. I am Building a 331 using this block but if for some reason something happen's would .060 over be to much?
 

Mike86Stang

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I think the walls would be a little thin & would run alot hotter than normal but I would have it sonic checked before boring out that large honestly.

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Congrats on the find
Mike
 

Mavrick

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Safer to go .030 over, i really doubt you'll see much more power by going .060 over.
 
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Yeah I am going .030 over because I already have the pistons but I'm just sayin that if I blew a piston or somethin like that would I be able to go more than 4.030

Anyways i'm shooting for 10's N/A then possibly a 100 shot of nitrous.
Here's the set up.. Scat Series 9000 3.25 crank
Scat 4340 Forged I beam's 5.400 with 3/8 Cap screws
SRP Forged Flat tops 10.40 Comp with 58cc head
3/8 chromeoly steel girdle with bolt on windage tray
ARP Main bolt's
SFI approved Damper 28oz with ARP bolt
Ford Racing 28oz Billet steel flywheel with ARP bolt's
Canton 7qt pan,Standard oil pump, stock oil pump shaft
Federal Mogul Standard main bearings and rod bearings.
Custom FTI Solid flat Tappet
Do you guy's think my short block is pretty well set up? The motor's balanced dead on And the clearances are set perfect.
 

4dStang

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I know a guy who bored his .40 over. it's like a 352. I was like 352? WTF? but he told me he had a mexican block and it can go more than .30 over.
 
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