odd stroker combo.

604B1duster said
I don’t know how I got away with it but years ago (still have short block) I bought a 498 short block with pistons .03 in the hole. 4.15 MP crank, 7.3 BME, 1.3 JE. I took it apart to freshen and had block decked .030.
Re Oringed block and Reused the .04 sce copper gaskets that it came with. Added 440-1 heads and a 200 shot and never had a problem. ......8.90s @ 150, Guess I was lucky

Just read .060 on BME site, I’m gonna have to take a closer look at the short block and gaskets. Heads are long gone.
Maybe I’m wrong

Yeah, everyone says .060 but I’ve run it at .055 and there were some witness marks of blowing he carbon off the pistons so I didn’t push that any further.

In fact, that was when you could get Groden connecting rods. I don’t know what happened to that guy but his rods used dowel pins to locate the caps and not serrations. The BE stayed round much better and longer with the pins, and his were billet.

I may not push a forged rod beyond .060 but I might have when I was younger.