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100k miles on stock motor want to do H/C/I swap

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Old 10-10-2007, 11:54 AM
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Default 100k miles on stock motor want to do H/C/I swap

The '88 LX that I just picked up has 102,XXX miles on it. The motor is in perfect working order. I am going to do a compression test on it to see how it's holding up. I am planning ona complete H/C/I swap. Am I ok to do the H/C/I swap on a stock motor with 100k miles, or should I rebuild the lower end first before the H/C/I swap?

If you suggest rebuild the lower end, what rebuildkit would you suggest?
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Old 10-10-2007, 11:56 AM
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if your compression is all in good order, you will be fine

I was going to h/c/i my 160k shortblock.... because it had excellent compression
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What range should I be shooting for?
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just did h/c/i on my 90 180k ran strong b4 the swap runs awesome now
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