Lets discuss another engine build

Ironmike said
I say don't buy any pistons until you're sure where your deck is. No manufacturer can really be SURE of your deck height. I think they go off of manufacturers stated numbers. Mine needed .012 taken off to get it straight and square. Just a thought....

Good advice, thank you

RustyRatRod said
What heads are you going to use? No way in hell will you run that tiny cam with a TRUE 9.5 compression with no quench with iron heads. If you end up with some quench then different story.

Currently I've got iron magnum heads, these are the heads that I checked the CC's on yesterday. I will be having them checked out to make sure they are ok. Rob, do you have a cam recommendation? Im not looking for a high horsepower engine, just a good reliable cruising engine that will be fun if I get on it.

rumblefish360 said
You'll never know a .5 in ratio. Or a 1.5. But you'll notice a cam to small on a ratio to high.

Noted on not noticing the .5 ratio. Although Im surprised that a 1.5 ratio would not be noticeable. Like I mentioned to RRR Im open to Cam recommendations. The only reason I was planning on using the XE268H cam is because thats what I have in the car now.