Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Well, it won't be a sbc block but you could try VW's W-8 layout.

I see what you did here


I frequently encounter "folks" who have never machined anything but think they know something.
They love to use the term "bore it out" to describe any/all machine operations, or as an universal solution to any/all fitment issues.

So in the spirit of the ignorant "bros"
"Just bore it out BRO"

Why are you all acting like a bunch of children over this?

midnightbluS10 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:06 am Why are you all acting like a bunch of children over this?

Really?

Yes, 1 or 2 such pistons will fit in the lifter valley!

Don't over think this as is the norm.
Schmidt only requested A piston.
He did not specify where to put it.
Carry on.

17 to go

Ohh OK You can put A single in a stock 4 quart pan. With the right intake I would think you can put A single in the lifter valley or is that too simple minded thinking

Dave Koehler wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:41 am
He did not specify where to put it.

OR did he?

Where and how many? Seems you might be able to squeeze two big sleeves on each side and create a v4. Obviously way more than a simple bore and sleeve... You'd have to really really want to just to prove it possible.

Mark O'Neal wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:16 pm Apparently it is time for the skirtless, single pin tower forged piston, to reduce friction and weight:

Make a custom rod that's forked at the pin side and use that piston with a single boss in the center!

As long as you rev it high, it'll win races. In all of my twelve thousand years of experience, rpm always wins races.

gvx wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:26 pm This conversation is begging for someone to go so politically incorrect. Putting too much piston in the. Finish this sentence in the privacy of your judgment free zone.

On compatibility: In a conversation with one of our former babysitters it was agreed that sometimes a too big of a peg in a too small of a hole is just right.

All that piston overlap is going to make it run a little rough on the low end...

Somewhat O/T, but for reference I have many common engines grouped by bore pitch (to identify "family" relationships and similarity of construction) in my table here: http://victorylibrary.com/mopar/m-table.htm

Does this mean if I can't figure out his riddle I have to buy his book!