Big Bore

[BlackAdder]

I'm nearly there, just some high tensile cylinder studs and nuts and gaskets. I'm on with the gaskets though Cometic will make the head and base gaskets to suit, still sorting the details though. The only other task to have sorted before I start the build is I want the crank/rods/pistons balancing, I'm junking the balancer shaft, I've found a place to do it, just sorting the details at the moment.

Make sure that you'r high tensile bits and bobs are long enough, and that you cant torque them in oem specs (thread stripping is very forcefully present with em, aluminum block vs hardened steel). And if you are going for studs, you have to pull the engine out every time if you want to do something involving the removal of the valve head.

What comes to balancing and Carillos - you can forget about it, they are spot on. Mine had a minute differences with the j.p pistons, and by mixing and matching no balancing was needed.

[kja]

I was talking to a guy yesterday, he said any gains would be minimal, its more about reliability though, I will possibly end up with the balance shaft back in and not bother with the lightening.