20 lbs on the stock bottom end is impressive. Did you gap the rings or are they still factory as well. Impressive numbers for a 318 I several 5.2 magnums laying around and you got me thinking now.
Thank you, it's been a lot of work, I have thousands of pictures of the build of this, started almost 4 years ago.
I pulled one piston and checked it and it was at .027" top ring and .028" second ring, I called that good enough. Getting to this point has not been easy, I've trashed two other short blocks (one I hydro-locked figuring out the fuel injection and cracked two pistons, still ran a mid 12 with that engine on 10 psi, then wiped out the mains on the second short block since I was using a stockish oil pan (with windage tray), now I'm running the deep Milodon 360 pan with a QA1 K-member and QA1 lower control arms). If I can get it to hook the 315-60-15 drag radials (30" tall), I'll run a 10 second ET (making enough power, just not getting it down).