merlin blocks overbore
10-16-2002, 07:57 AM
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merlin blocks overbore
is the same casting used for the 4.25 bore block as the 4.5 bore block?
if you bored the 4.25 block to 4.5 , is the wall thickness as thick the same as the 4.5 bore block in it's standard form?
if you bored the 4.25 block to 4.5 , is the wall thickness as thick the same as the 4.5 bore block in it's standard form?
10-16-2002, 08:05 AM
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ursus,
why would merlin, if they are the same, charge 200 bucks less for the 4.25? seems to me i can bore it at a very low cost and end up with the same thing.
why would merlin, if they are the same, charge 200 bucks less for the 4.25? seems to me i can bore it at a very low cost and end up with the same thing.
10-16-2002, 09:46 AM
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28Saber,
It will be cheaper for you to buy the World Products Merlin II block that is already bored to just under 4.50" That way all that needs to be done is honing them to size. The block that comes 4.25" bore size is may be $200 less, BUT when/if you take it over to Performance Engineering or some place similar it will cost you about $375 per block for them just to bore the block out to 4.50" Therefore, it is much cheaper to buy the block from World Products with it bored out close to where you want it. Again, the only thing needing to be done from there is to hone it to size. Hope you understand what I have said.
BTW, I went through all of this the hard way. Preformance Engineering did all the work on my blocks/rotating assemblies. They did an excellent job.
It will be cheaper for you to buy the World Products Merlin II block that is already bored to just under 4.50" That way all that needs to be done is honing them to size. The block that comes 4.25" bore size is may be $200 less, BUT when/if you take it over to Performance Engineering or some place similar it will cost you about $375 per block for them just to bore the block out to 4.50" Therefore, it is much cheaper to buy the block from World Products with it bored out close to where you want it. Again, the only thing needing to be done from there is to hone it to size. Hope you understand what I have said.
BTW, I went through all of this the hard way. Preformance Engineering did all the work on my blocks/rotating assemblies. They did an excellent job.
10-16-2002, 10:53 AM
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ursus,
hey , i'm not doubting you
just seems strange
hey , i'm not doubting you
just seems strange
