298 ci
09-15-2008, 04:51 PM
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298 ci
Posted on another forum...looks like I'll probably be going with a 298 livernois stroker kit to put in my stock block. Will the block need machining? What should the install cost be?
09-15-2008, 05:01 PM
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this is gonna be a sweet project....
if you are going with standard bore pistons, then
you would want to hot tank, hone the cylinders,
machine the head surfaces, things like that.
hopefully guys like zkiller will chime in and lay it
all out for you...
if you are going with standard bore pistons, then
you would want to hot tank, hone the cylinders,
machine the head surfaces, things like that.
hopefully guys like zkiller will chime in and lay it
all out for you...
09-15-2008, 05:03 PM
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09-15-2008, 05:39 PM
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Since the livernois kit specs out the same as the JDM 298ci kit, and JDM claims no bottom end machining is required, the Livernois should be the same.
While you have it apart, are you going to have any head work done, and also change cams?
While you have it apart, are you going to have any head work done, and also change cams?
09-15-2008, 05:47 PM
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Find a good shop, preferrably one on recommendation from others, get a firm price and lay your trust on them. Honestly, being only partially aware of what you need is a recipe for disaster, so do as much research as you can, don't let on that you don't really understand the work required.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
09-15-2008, 05:57 PM
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Agreed. Also keep in mind your return (performance) will be perportionatl to what f/i you choose and what compression you use. These blocks are not good at all with full trim N/A so a blower or turbo will be needed to attain serviceable goals. These cars are inheritly slow so if your building your block to keep up with your buddies keep that in mind also.
Find a good shop, preferrably one on recommendation from others, get a firm price and lay your trust on them. Honestly, being only partially aware of what you need is a recipe for disaster, so do as much research as you can, don't let on that you don't really understand the work required.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
09-15-2008, 05:58 PM
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Find a good shop, preferrably one on recommendation from others, get a firm price and lay your trust on them. Honestly, being only partially aware of what you need is a recipe for disaster, so do as much research as you can, don't let on that you don't really understand the work required.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
Maybe I'm over cynical, but I always say that the less you know, the more a shop charges.
09-15-2008, 05:59 PM
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Nope, just using the Whipple for right now
09-15-2008, 06:15 PM
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You may want to rethink that, cause you will already have it apart, and the labor to take it back apart to have the heads ported, and bigger valves put in, you would be paying twice.
That is part of the reason, when I get the money, I will just get a new fully worked long block, cause shops I would trust in AK are few, and I will have a spare engine I can build in my spare time.
That is part of the reason, when I get the money, I will just get a new fully worked long block, cause shops I would trust in AK are few, and I will have a spare engine I can build in my spare time.