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Hey George & Steve.
Forgive me for jumping in here guys, but ur coment re. the 351C not being too comfortable with the 4.00" stroker crank with a .30 bore caught my attention. Can I then asume a 3.85" (393cu in.) crank would work fine?
My mix is 62.4 cc, close-chambered 4V 'squench' hds. Flat tops, Hyd.roller-rockers, SIG ERSON, ( short duration / hi- lift ) 228 @ .50 / 5.45" lift cam, fed by 4x 48 IDA's on a Hall IR - inlet, & Hall's 180 degree exh.system with very low restriction end-cans / mufflers.
To achieve 'good' cooling across the chamber, of the advancing flame-front,- for good burning & toleration of more compresion, - ( BTW, much more efficent than the 'Other' cyl. hyds. IMHO.)what should be milled of the blk? George, would u say,-how much should we take off the block ? More than a chip?.......
What do u estimate the comp-ratio would be then ?: + - 11.00 ? with this set up.

Yes indeed Steve, whatever ur blk. is, its sounds like a gem. Nurture it. Let us no what it all weights, when u get around to it. Thats one spl. motor.
Good luck. Cheers.