falcon_master
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Hey everyone. I got some good news and some bad news I found out today. Good news is using wire in the #1 spark plug whole and a sharpie and a ruler I found TDC and the damper is actually correct. Bit I also did a really rough guestimate of the stroke and got 2.6 in. I'm gonna call that measurement error. So 2.5 in stroke is a 144. Couple that with the unpainted block and pan and the engine tag that says it's a 144 and the VIN number saying it came with a 144 and I say odds are really good it's a 144. The casting code says it's a 170 though not sure what that's about.so the good news. I think it's the original engine from the factory I finally know what I have and it seems to run ok. Bad news it's a complete turd. It's really weak and it has the early small he drive which means no duraspark upgrade as well as it has a 4 main crank. So as far as I can tell I'm screwed performance wise on this engine. I think I'll try it out see if I can live with it. But I'll probably end up finding a 200 or 250 to swap in. I'm guessing if I go the 250 route I'll need a bigger trans and rear end to cope with power. But I was thinking if I already got a 250 somehow why not 300 or is that just to big. But I wanted to thank everyone for getting me to where I am now. I got an engine that runs and I know some options. Part of me wants to keep this car stock because it's more valuable that way but this car is already worth next to nothing hagerty values it at 6k so it really won't hurt to upgrade it. Can I get your guys advice thanks