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this is a question for the oz-2v folks. am trying to build up a daily driver once i actually get my head . right now i have a stock short-block waiting to have the head put on. since i have a few weeks before i can actually lay my new oz-2v head on the deck, i plan to do a bit more machine work to the engine whilst i wait for ups to do their thing. i plan on having the rotating mass balanced, and have read posts about swapping the stock rod bolts out with ARP bolts,which is sound thinking in my mind. would hate to yard motor out of car later because of broken rod bolt :x that could have been prevented now. my question is this: should i change the stock cam out since i have an oz-2v head going on? the pistons are slightly dished, 0.060 replacements that were installed when the short-block was built up. i plan on getting hardened valve seats put in and doing some port and polish work. this will be a car i plan on keeping and maintaining, so if there are some readily available valves that can be fitted in the head, can someone please let me know what to tell the machinist to look for? any tips here would help tremendously.
the exhaust question is this: i am getting a pacemaker 6x2 header and am toying with the idea of feeding it into the GT muffler and tail pipes that exit through the rear valence. was looking at getting a partial kit for a stock 65 with the stainless trumpets. i can get all the brackets to make it look like a clean factory install from trumpets to inlet of muffler. my concern is the pipe that crosses from passenger side to drivers side,header to muffler. any routing ideas? and would this factory GT exhaust restrict too much for the engine work i am doing? my goal for this car is to appear stock 8) to the average person who peers under the hood. most folks i deal with are not too "six-savvy" and would most likely not know the difference unless the part was marked "edelcrock" or "offenhoser",the header is the only thing that will scream "non-stock". since i am not going for max "pony power", does this combo seem like a fair working plan? all ideas and input is greatly appreciated. will post pics when i finally start getting stuff going together.
the exhaust question is this: i am getting a pacemaker 6x2 header and am toying with the idea of feeding it into the GT muffler and tail pipes that exit through the rear valence. was looking at getting a partial kit for a stock 65 with the stainless trumpets. i can get all the brackets to make it look like a clean factory install from trumpets to inlet of muffler. my concern is the pipe that crosses from passenger side to drivers side,header to muffler. any routing ideas? and would this factory GT exhaust restrict too much for the engine work i am doing? my goal for this car is to appear stock 8) to the average person who peers under the hood. most folks i deal with are not too "six-savvy" and would most likely not know the difference unless the part was marked "edelcrock" or "offenhoser",the header is the only thing that will scream "non-stock". since i am not going for max "pony power", does this combo seem like a fair working plan? all ideas and input is greatly appreciated. will post pics when i finally start getting stuff going together.
