360 engine build opinions - first engine build
Hey Rumblefish. Why not a 2.02? Motor could use it imho. Just curiouse!
Doesn't need it with a small cam in a heavy (ish) car. A smaller valve will increase or keep the velocity up and fuel in a finer misty state for a better burn. (Even better with a quenched area) The OE poster said mileage.
A 2.02 will drop low end torque and not allow fuel to break up as much making a efficent burn less likely there by dropping mileage. The top end power difference will be small and the low end torqe advantage of a smaller cam will be given away.
This leeds to a softer/slower bottom end where street driving and mileage can go down the most. While at cruise, the RPM will still be low. The 2.02 will not come into play until later up in the RPM band.
Now, If I were doing this in a track only car, or without care for mileage, sure, a 2.02 would be employed and the heads would get ported out, which he will not need, and the list of changes would go on.