Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean?
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Rick Church)
There is a limit to how much you can over bore a block before the cylinder walls become to thin. The common ones are .030, .040 and .060 bored over, obviously new pistons required. When a block has been bored .030 over it usually means it's been rebuilt once, but not always. It also adds cubic inches to the displacement, a 350 bored .030 over is 355 CI.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Scott78)
30 over on a stock bore 350 gives you 5 more cubic inches.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (James)
Years back you could get .010, .020 ...etc over pistons, and I think you still can. Probably special order? Rebuilders began to realize that boring .030" would clean up the majority of blocks. So, over the years the .030" bore became the "standard" for rebuilders.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (James)
30 over on a stock bore 350 gives you 5 more cubic inches.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (ZiVvmO)
30 over on a stock bore 350 gives you 5 more cubic inches.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
what is the point in that, seems to me that 5 more ci really arent going to make much of a difference? or do they?
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
what is the point in that, seems to me that 5 more ci really arent going to make much of a difference? or do they?
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (ZiVvmO)
30 over on a stock bore 350 gives you 5 more cubic inches.
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
what is the point in that, seems to me that 5 more ci really arent going to make much of a difference? or do they?
That is it.
Now you have a 355.
what is the point in that, seems to me that 5 more ci really arent going to make much of a difference? or do they?
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (ZiVvmO)
what is the point in that, seems to me that 5 more ci really arent going to make much of a difference? or do they?
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Rick Church)
Ya, not of great significance unless your machinist says your block is already 40 and too thin to go 60 over...now what does 10 under mean ?? :seeya
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Stevo)
Ya, not of great significance unless your machinist says your block is already 40 and too thin to go 60 over...now what does 10 under mean ?? :seeya
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Rick Church)
"bored 30 over" sounds cool when I say it. :cool:
Oh yeah, it was done to my block for all the reasons posted above.
Oh yeah, it was done to my block for all the reasons posted above.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (vettesite)
Also, 355 looks :cool:er on paper, or on screen in this case, then 350.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (molchaser)
>>As I understand it, when you get to .060 range it's time to start thinking about a new block.....
Depends on the vintage. Early 283 blocks would take a .125 overbore (to 4"). That would create a 301. The 302 in the late-60's Z-28s was essentially the same thing except the crank was specially made because the 283 was a "small journal" crank and it hadn't been made in years anyway.
>> the original rods were re-babbited,
If they were, you are in SERIOUS trouble :D
"Babbit" is a lead-tin-bizmuth alloy that was poured into connecting rods & blocks and then machined into a bearing surface in the days before removeable bearings had been invented or were practical. The last Chevy to have them was the 216/235 straight-6 (I think 53 or 54 was the last year with poured rod bearings - the mains were removeable for several years previous)
When rebuilding a shortblock with removeable (insert) rod bearings, the rod caps are ground down a few thousands and then bolted to the rod. This makes the hole slightly egg-shaped. The assembled rods are then honed back out to the correct size. The process is called "resizing" and is unrelated to re-babbiting.
>>Do you really need new pistons or can you get new rings to make up the difference?
You don't EVEN want to hear the kind of racket a piston with 30 thousandths of skirt clearance would make. :D
To answer the question...YES, if there's enough wear to warrant boring the cylinders you MUST use new pistons because you don't just "bore a hole" to some standard size. Every piston is slightly different. You assign each new piston to a cylinder, number it, measure the skirt, and then bore the corresponding cylinder so that the correct amount of clearance is created. (typically about .0015" - note: that's one and one-half thousandths, not fifteen thousandths)
Depends on the vintage. Early 283 blocks would take a .125 overbore (to 4"). That would create a 301. The 302 in the late-60's Z-28s was essentially the same thing except the crank was specially made because the 283 was a "small journal" crank and it hadn't been made in years anyway.
>> the original rods were re-babbited,
If they were, you are in SERIOUS trouble :D
"Babbit" is a lead-tin-bizmuth alloy that was poured into connecting rods & blocks and then machined into a bearing surface in the days before removeable bearings had been invented or were practical. The last Chevy to have them was the 216/235 straight-6 (I think 53 or 54 was the last year with poured rod bearings - the mains were removeable for several years previous)
When rebuilding a shortblock with removeable (insert) rod bearings, the rod caps are ground down a few thousands and then bolted to the rod. This makes the hole slightly egg-shaped. The assembled rods are then honed back out to the correct size. The process is called "resizing" and is unrelated to re-babbiting.
>>Do you really need new pistons or can you get new rings to make up the difference?
You don't EVEN want to hear the kind of racket a piston with 30 thousandths of skirt clearance would make. :D
To answer the question...YES, if there's enough wear to warrant boring the cylinders you MUST use new pistons because you don't just "bore a hole" to some standard size. Every piston is slightly different. You assign each new piston to a cylinder, number it, measure the skirt, and then bore the corresponding cylinder so that the correct amount of clearance is created. (typically about .0015" - note: that's one and one-half thousandths, not fifteen thousandths)
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Custom_72)
What kind of C/I and HP gain would you get if a 350 was bored .060? :confused:
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (L48Shark)
I have a 69 block 3956618 Dated A139 which is bored .060 over and threw in a 400 crank to boot for a 388cu motor...looks so pretty I hate to put the body back on...not...
If you are going to rebuild a motor, might as well stroke it too. The torque you gain will be worth the effort.
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If you are going to rebuild a motor, might as well stroke it too. The torque you gain will be worth the effort.
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Re: Engine rebuilds....what does "30 over" really mean? (Nomad78SA)
I have a 69 block 3956618 Dated A139 which is bored .060 over and threw in a 400 crank to boot for a 388cu motor...looks so pretty I hate to put the body back on...not...
If you are going to rebuild a motor, might as well stroke it too. The torque you gain will be worth the effort.
Neil in Tenn
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If you are going to rebuild a motor, might as well stroke it too. The torque you gain will be worth the effort.
Neil in Tenn
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