Engine builders

AndyF said
I spent about 15 minutes looking around the web and hit on the KB237 piston. It is a flat top 440 piston available in 020 overbore and should be around 10.5 compression with the Trick Flow heads.

Thanks so much Andy, the kind of help I need..

AJ/FormS said
I kindof agree with you, that this guy might be in over his head.I mean who bores a block without pistons in hand? On the other hand if you asked/told him to bore it .020, well then, the shoe's kindof on the other foot.
I know almost nothing about 440s, but if I was to build one, I sure wouldn't "settle for 9.0"
For your stated goal; " It`s just going to be a street cruiser, I want to run hydraulic cam. I`m open to suggestion on what to choose for my goals", I would be moving up for sure.
Just be sure to engineer the whole pkg; Static cr, Dynamic cr, and quench(more properly; squish)

I did not tell him to bore any size, just stated my preferred goal. It may have been discussed that if it only needed that then do that but it would seem that he would of researched if pistons were available, before any bore work was performed.

Steven190 said
Look into MRL, ad here, Mike knows his craft

I`m sure he does and always check his builds out.

273 said
There's a difference between a shop that basically remanufactured engines build to stock specs and custom builds. To me it sounds like you should go to a different shop. Someone experienced building race engines should have no problem with yours and if you gonna run a cam big enough to advantage of the trick flow heads probably can run 10.5:1.

I told him of these things, Iv`e read from this site where that compression could be run, and he still believes I should go lower.

krazykuda said
Get a beter machinist...

x2 on calling Mike at MRL... He's one of the few guys that I'd trust to build an engine.

I prefer to do it myself so I know it's done right...

If you want to know how to check your compression yourself, look at this thread:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=278215

Thanks, I went through the whole thread last night, and was explaining a little of the process, when he told me maybe I should buy the parts etc. comment. Good write up btw.

Thanks fellas, anybody want to suggest a decent rod and cam spec. for this build?