Breathing new life into the 318 in the Scamp!

RustyRatRod said

United Engine says a perfect quench is .035". I'm going to try to get as close to that with my 383 as possible.....IF I ever build it. lol What I plan to do is zero deck the block (already done) and use the head gasket compressed thickness for the quench distance. Mine is going to be abour 10.4:1, but then again my cam is 270* @ .050.

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I recall reading that article before or one like it; but I also recall it going into a little more detail along the lines of, street engine that rarely sees higher than 6k with stock type rods.

I know guys running 4.6s inside of .030", but they're also running Carrillo rods and ARP 2K rod bolts, tool steel pins, and the bobweight is significantly less...4.6 pistons only weight like 350g...

I've been playing with those numbers myself for my eventual 383...