Would you mill an ecotec head?
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Would you mill an ecotec head?
****'s getting real here, and I'm wondering about milling my head for an increase in compression instead of having some one-off pistons made. This is a common option for SBC builds. I'm doing this very thing on my 307X build for my Nova. Is this a viable option for this car? Why or why not? Is clearance going to become an issue? Looking for serious answers here, so Sl0wbaltSS GTFO.
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I'd reeeeeeeeally like to take that top spot on the dyno list.
#5
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But... but... I'm lazy! I really need to get a second car. This one can't be down more than a day.
I'm glad you said that. I looked at his old FCOTM and it was shaved .020" with the stage 2 comp cams(whatever those are) so I'd probably assume a stock set of cams would be fine. Shaving .020" would reduce combustion chamber size by a theoretical ~1.7cc. Good enough for me. I also have the liberty of owning HP Tuners and being able to make changes. Previous guy had an 06 with trifecta(barf).
I'd reeeeeeeeally like to take that top spot on the dyno list.
I'm glad you said that. I looked at his old FCOTM and it was shaved .020" with the stage 2 comp cams(whatever those are) so I'd probably assume a stock set of cams would be fine. Shaving .020" would reduce combustion chamber size by a theoretical ~1.7cc. Good enough for me. I also have the liberty of owning HP Tuners and being able to make changes. Previous guy had an 06 with trifecta(barf).
I'd reeeeeeeeally like to take that top spot on the dyno list.
#10
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that's what I was gonna say, why mill the head then compensate with a gasket?
#13
But... but... I'm lazy! I really need to get a second car. This one can't be down more than a day.
I'm glad you said that. I looked at his old FCOTM and it was shaved .020" with the stage 2 comp cams(whatever those are) so I'd probably assume a stock set of cams would be fine. Shaving .020" would reduce combustion chamber size by a theoretical ~1.7cc. Good enough for me. I also have the liberty of owning HP Tuners and being able to make changes. Previous guy had an 06 with trifecta(barf).
I'd reeeeeeeeally like to take that top spot on the dyno list.
I'm glad you said that. I looked at his old FCOTM and it was shaved .020" with the stage 2 comp cams(whatever those are) so I'd probably assume a stock set of cams would be fine. Shaving .020" would reduce combustion chamber size by a theoretical ~1.7cc. Good enough for me. I also have the liberty of owning HP Tuners and being able to make changes. Previous guy had an 06 with trifecta(barf).
I'd reeeeeeeeally like to take that top spot on the dyno list.
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so you wont be decking it enough to gain any compression.
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Honestly though, I think I'm overthinking this. If you can buy cams that offer .05" more lift than stock then a stock cam should be just fine with a .02" shave. Plus it's been done before, with a larger than stock(comp stage 2 whatever the eff that is) cam. Sure, the 07+ cam is different but there's no way it's bigger than the 06-prior aftermarket cams.
#22
The 07 cams are actually the worst of all ecotec cams but thinking that just because aftermarket cams have higher lift doesnt mean they dont have a different ramp rate or duration. Still a good idea to measure it. But youll probably be fine.
My "test" motor is blown up in my garage so it wouldnt be super hard to do i just have to put it together.
My "test" motor is blown up in my garage so it wouldnt be super hard to do i just have to put it together.
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The 07 cams are actually the worst of all ecotec cams but thinking that just because aftermarket cams have higher lift doesnt mean they dont have a different ramp rate or duration. Still a good idea to measure it. But youll probably be fine.
My "test" motor is blown up in my garage so it wouldnt be super hard to do i just have to put it together.
My "test" motor is blown up in my garage so it wouldnt be super hard to do i just have to put it together.