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Mike Pearson · 09-24-2008, 01:21 PM

I have been told that you need at least .175 wall thickness on the thrust side. The bowtie block is the way to go. The old 4 bolt 350 blocks with the long ID pad are usually OK at .060 over.

09-24-2008, 01:21 PM	#2
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 617 Liked 1,943 Times in 584 Posts	Re: SBC cylinder wall thicknesses? I have been told that you need at least .175 wall thickness on the thrust side. The bowtie block is the way to go. The old 4 bolt 350 blocks with the long ID pad are usually OK at .060 over. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS