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302 LX Eric · 09-10-2004, 09:06 AM

Good advice above.

Also, if you bore the block out to .040 over, you will be at a 333 cu. in., not a 331 which is what you get with a 3.25 stroke, and 4.030 bore. So, if you bored the block .040 over, your '331' pistons wouldn't seal very well.

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09-10-2004, 09:06 AM	#5
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Good advice above. Also, if you bore the block out to .040 over, you will be at a 333 cu. in., not a 331 which is what you get with a 3.25 stroke, and 4.030 bore. So, if you bored the block .040 over, your '331' pistons wouldn't seal very well. E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'