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Old 03-24-2005, 07:56 PM   #1
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quick 350 question

What are the cons to doing a 0.060 overbore on a 350?
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Old 03-24-2005, 08:03 PM   #2
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There is always the concern that .060 may go through the wall. Also, that appears to be the max overbore on the engine so it can't be rebored again.

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Old 03-24-2005, 08:16 PM   #3
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thinner cylinder walls which wont hold up as well to boost...bad with turbo, supercharger...and definatley NO NOS.
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Old 03-24-2005, 09:15 PM   #4
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Yeah, thinner cylinder walls! Won't stand up to a crazy amount of HP and/or the stuff posted in post #3. Plus I do not think it can be rebored again.
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Old 03-24-2005, 09:27 PM   #5
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gee,i`ve never had any problem.my 72 is .060 over,my dirt race car is .060 over,i better get new blocks,huh?b/s,never had a problem,and when i do it again,i`ll go the same size.i don`t know what all the hype is about .060 over.how long have they been doing this anyway.i don`t mean to sound rude,but you guys make this sound as if it is something new.go talk to your engine builder,and get the FACTS from them.
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Old 03-24-2005, 09:51 PM   #6
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Mine is bored out that much and I've heard you can more also but don't quote me on that.
So far I've had zero problems, 400 HP and I drive it like a race car and 180 degrees all day long.
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Old 03-25-2005, 12:26 AM   #7
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If you think about it, .060 is about the thickness of 6 human hairs stacked toghther...


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Old 03-25-2005, 12:45 AM   #8
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I've seen an .080 over 350 on the street daily driver weekends on the strip in a heavy first gen Monte Carlo in tx.
no over heating problems, and it was fast as h*ll.
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Old 03-25-2005, 03:34 AM   #9
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.060

On a .060" over,you're only cutting away .030" of the wall. Not much at all.
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Old 03-25-2005, 08:31 AM   #10
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On a .060" over,you're only cutting away .030" of the wall. Not much at all.
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.030" means the piston is .030" larger in diameter as .060" would mean the piston is .060" larger in diameter - so how is a .060" only cutting .030" of the wall?


as far as the 6 human hairs thing....that's how much the over bore is not how thick the wall is afterwards.

as longhornman said...there's guys out there with .080 over 350s with no problems....i wouldn't run one but they're out there.


nothing wrong with going .060 on a 350 - just don't excpect to bore it again on the next rebuild.
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Old 03-25-2005, 12:38 PM   #11
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.030" means the piston is .030" larger in diameter as .060" would mean the piston is .060" larger in diameter - so how is a .060" only cutting .030" of the wall?
0.060 bigger in diameter yes, but only .030 bigger in radius. If you cut .030 out of the wall, it makes the hole .060 bigger.
Look at the picture I am including.

A is the size of the original bore. 4.000
B is the size of the overbore. 4.060
The gray area is the amount of overbore.
C is a close up, and as you can see, to make a .060 overbore, you remove 0.030 from the cylinder walls.
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