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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: 95 Lowbuck on November 20, 2021, 09:12:21 AM
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I’ve got a tired 2.5 with 180k, two holes are good, two are weak.
Along with the timing chain making racket, i’m thinking about rebuilding the original engine.
Funny, it doesn’t burn a drop of oil, but see some blow by from the valve cover.
Want to keep it basically stock, but what would be some improvements I could make.
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I'd probably consider a 0.30-0.40" over. Roller rockers and port and polish.
I'd be tempted to do a stroker kit. Yeah, some people might say it's dumb for a 45% increase but that would get you into 4.0L territory but 200 lbs less weight. The nice thing is that the 4.0L uses most of the same parts as the 4.0L's.
How many miles are on your engine?
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About 180k on the stock bore.
I’m thinking a little head work and bumping compression slightly,
nothing too radical.
Living in California, I still have to pass smog.
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I'm in CA as well. From what I've heard, as long as you don't go too radical on the cam, you can run a stroker. Lots of people run stroker 4.0Ls and pass. I know the apprehension though. I'm really thinking about going SC. Not CARB legal but I'm willing to tear it out every two years. We'll see though. Installing a SC is one thing. Being able to return it back to stock is another.
Not sure if I'd screw with the compression. It's already 9.5:1. I wouldn't want to have to run premium. Though I'm sure I'd pick up a few hp if I ran premium in my engine. 108K isn't a lot of mines though. I've got 109K on mine and it's pretty tight. When I flopped it on its side, it didn't even smoke on startup.
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It has 180,000 on the engine.
Quite frankly I would run it more if it didn’t sound like
a bunch of marbles floating around in there,
and the blow by out the valve cover.
Doesn’t burn a drop of oil.
It’s about time to do something.