Hello Straight 8 guys!
I'm rebuilding the straight 8 out of my 53 Special 45R.
It had been sitting for 41 years before I just recently got it.
I tore it down to find that # 4 and #5 pistons had holes burned in them. Also in the trunk of my car there were 2 burned pistons. The 2 burned pistons in my engine were replacement pistons. Are these engine prone to burning pistons? Does anyone have any insight on why it would have burned these pistons?
The block is standard and will probably be bored .030 within a couple of weeks. I am going to get the pistons from Egge's once i know what the bore will be. I want to bump the compression up some for some more power since I live in the mountains by Big Bear CA. How much is safe to mill off the head? I saw that on the "How to Hot Rod an I8" on this site said you can mill the head up to .175. I want to be able to run pump gas and not have overheating and starting problems. I still plan to run the stock intake and exhaust manifolds with the 2 barrel Stromberg Carb at this time. That is unless in the future I can find a dual carb intake which would be cool. My stock cam and hydraulic lifters are in great shape so I am going to be reusing them with this rebuild. I am having my head done at this time as well
Any guidance on how much to mill the head on my 263 would be great.
- Jeff -
I'm rebuilding the straight 8 out of my 53 Special 45R.
It had been sitting for 41 years before I just recently got it.
I tore it down to find that # 4 and #5 pistons had holes burned in them. Also in the trunk of my car there were 2 burned pistons. The 2 burned pistons in my engine were replacement pistons. Are these engine prone to burning pistons? Does anyone have any insight on why it would have burned these pistons?
The block is standard and will probably be bored .030 within a couple of weeks. I am going to get the pistons from Egge's once i know what the bore will be. I want to bump the compression up some for some more power since I live in the mountains by Big Bear CA. How much is safe to mill off the head? I saw that on the "How to Hot Rod an I8" on this site said you can mill the head up to .175. I want to be able to run pump gas and not have overheating and starting problems. I still plan to run the stock intake and exhaust manifolds with the 2 barrel Stromberg Carb at this time. That is unless in the future I can find a dual carb intake which would be cool. My stock cam and hydraulic lifters are in great shape so I am going to be reusing them with this rebuild. I am having my head done at this time as well
Any guidance on how much to mill the head on my 263 would be great.
- Jeff -