I have the chance to buy a X-Glidden "Pro Stock"short block out of a friend's '60 Falcon pro street car.I have seen the bottom end apart and it is a work of art!It has a 4.135" bore and a 3.150 stroke,aluminum rods,JE pistons(13.4:1 w/closed chamber heads),.700 lift solid roller,billit main caps and a steel crank.My friend says it will turn 8500 RPM all day and I tend to believe him.I am thinking of adding a set of fresh open chamber heads to lower the compression to around 11.5:1 or so(I guess this is right?)and installing it in my Pantera with my "Active" single plane intake.Does anyone have any thoughts on this?I think a bullitproof,high RPM screamer would be a lot of fun in a Pantera.Imagine it at 8000 RPM in 5th gear!LOL I'm sure the maintainance would go up considerably(200# seat pressure valve springs and such) but do you guys think it would be worth it.As far as the aluminum rods go,the motor was just put together(less than 200 miles and 0 1/4 mile passes)and the rods checked out (less than .001 longer than they were new and the big ends perfectly round)and have been checked three times in the past 8 years or so with no changes after quite a few 1/4 mile passes.
Thanks,
Ron
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