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« Last post by Andrew on September 30, 2019, 08:42:52 PM »
Did you raise your exhaust above the stock ‘below the waterline’ location? If so, any pictures?
I was kicking around three ideas for this motor - Stroke it, convert to roller cam, swap to vortec heads and intake. Perhaps one, two, or all three of these. But real goal was just new rings, bearings, valve job.
For the sake of keeping the rebuild cheap, Stroker is not going to happen. And roller cam is not going to happen. I went with the cam a little over stock (212/218 - lifts under 500.). Compcams told us either of the two I was considering would not take an inch lb of torque off my bottom end.
I haven’t made final decision on heads yet. I can get mine redone ( need different springs for this cam, probably some porting while they are at it) for about 350. Or my machine shop can set me up with some stock vortecs worked appropriately for about 500. Plus another 200 or so for new intake manifold. Going to the Carlisle swap meet this week, maybe I’ll find cheaper head option, but probably not.