bore it or not?
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The more you machine out the less strength it will have. I'm not sure how these Cummins blocks typically fare ie. how much strength is actually lost, but its mostly just your choice on the matter. Personally I'd machine it the least amount that I had to and make up for the small amount of displacement I could of had by adding more boost. Just my 2 cents.
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The thing about displacement is it builds boost. It's already there, Ya you can add more air or whatever but you gotta get to that point. Displacement is always there to make spool faster. I think if he reasearches what the safe limit of boring is its most advantageous to get the most bore that's safe. Spool and low end torque are what most people want. And displacement is the route of it all. I agree 100% on retaining strength but 5 cubic inches is better then none or whatever is possible to add
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The cubic inch difference between std and .20 over is 4 CI which is not enough to make a noticeable difference in spool and overall power. The reason to only bore it what you need is overall strength and if you have to re bore again that is an option. Most piston options are either 20 over or 40.
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