Brock's 08 Pete 389 engine swap(Yellow to Red?)

[tree98]

(01-07-2020 )Brock Wrote:  

(01-07-2020 )tree98 Wrote:  Why not pull the head and cut the counter bores now before you go any further? Surely it will be a problem later.

I never intended to tear this motor down, nor do I want to now, talking with the mechanic I'd like to believe he is being honest. I dont want to tear apart what could be a perfectly good build and waste thousands of dollars just for fun when I could be out in the field in my other unit.

Might bite me in the ars, when I cut corners it usually does.

You shouldn't need to spend thousands. If it's all new just pull the pistons and liners( I know it's more work than I'm making it sound like)cut the bores and re assemble. All you have to buy is a head gasket and the shims. I understand wanting to get it back together and done but if it were me I would want the peace of mind.