4/19/02
To the groups,
I have been studying the writeup of the 294 CID stroker engine in
the Sep-Dec, 2001 issue of the British V8 Newsletter. It is an excellent
formula and a logical update to the 289 recipe in the famous March, 1985
Hot Rod Magazine article. Naturally, D & D Fabrications/Dan LaGrou played
an important part in both.
I have some questions I'd like to see people respond to:
1) Do the valves called for have smaller 5/16" stems, in contrast
to the 11/32" stems originally in the Buick 300 head?
2) May I assume the "sleeves" called for are used to reduce the
guide diameter to match these smaller stems?
3) Are the Precision B-5038 Bronze guides called for in the "85 HRM
article (to accomplish the same purpose?) still available----If so, where?
4) The HRM writeup seems to imply that larger valves can be
accomodated by simply grinding the existing seat inserts to a larger
diameter. The current article specifies installation of new larger
inserts. Can it be done both/either way?
Hope to see some good feedback on this.
Regards,
Dave Kernberger
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