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So I finally got the 2nd engine torn down. Also got a little surprise. 3 lobes were going out. I got it out just in time. I didn't see any issues with this engine. Maybe off 100RPM compared to the other at WOT and cruise right before the 4barrels open.

Good catch, what cam and manufacturer?

UltraDyne Solid Roller 252/264 0.632"IN (0.669" 1.8 rockers) /0.632"EX
This is an old cam that has hundreds of hours on it so I am not surprised, it owes me nothing.
I was on borrowed time. That's clean living right there!

I cc'd a new head and it came out to be 122cc.
JimV did a little work to my chambers to get more flow out of my exhaust and cleaned up the chamber. After cc'ing this head with the chambers worked a little they come up to 129cc's.

Here is a pic of a new chamber vs my touched up chamber. Jim said that this is the chamber volume he has done on hundreds of heads blown or N/A and I will not have any issues.

And by the compression calculator I will now be 9.04:1 without adding in the bore notch cc so I am where I want to be.

Personally I'd tighten up the quench and if the bore is notched think about maybe needing a larger diameter head gasket. I didn't reread the whole thread so if this was already discussed....nevermind. :whistle:

Blue your saying that cause the piston is down in the hole 0.014" right? I would be at a net quench of 0.055"
I do remember the discussions on the quench thread from earlier.
With my steel Merlin heads I did run 4.540" bore head gaskets

Yes, I was looking at your calculator inputs and saw the deck height plus gasket thickness was rather high for my tastes. I also thought the 4.37 was too snug for a bore notched 4.32" bore. Either of those are debatable depending who you ask, they are just my thoughts.

There are a couple of different lengths buttons and the one they list for small blocks is shorter but the same dia. You can also put a shim between the button and the end of the cam for more adjustment options.

We use Tom Earhart , Tyler Crocket and Dave Wessledyke. All very good with marine set ups.

It's been a while since this thread has been updated. Finally parts started to show up to the door. My rebuilt Isky Red Zone solid lifters arrived a few weeks ago. My knock modules and knock sensors arrived last week. And finally my new cams and gears arrived yesterday!
I'm going spend the weekend putting a couple engines back together!!!