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red		#1 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 2:24:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 34		Hi, in have a 253 and a set of vn heads i was going to put on. I read in eariler comments that it may lose torque. I also have in my garage a 308 crank. If i built the engine with 253 block 308 crank mild cam and the vn heads with a carby and m20 4 speed. Would i be wasting my time ????????????????? Or just run into too many problems!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
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boom		#2 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 2:49:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		The 253 doesent need a head upgrade to make more power, and the 308 crank is the same as a 253 crank. I can give you a grunt hunt article that street machine perfomed on a 253. They made 336 hp. You'll also save money doing things the right way, and use a
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red		#3 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 5:10:35 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 34		Cheers, the main reason for the vn heads are that my 253 heads need full reco where the vn ones are good. Would love to read article, which issue of street machine was it in.
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Guest		#4 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 5:33:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Don't the valves in VN heads and L34valve size heads hit the side/top of the bore in 253?

Guest		#5 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 6:09:23 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Although the 253 and 308 cranks have the same stroke and will bolt in to the same block, they are not really interchangable as they are balanced differently due to the different piston weights in the 2 motors. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that

hq ss		#6 Posted : Thursday, 26 April 2007 8:10:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		L34 valves do hit 253 blocks and I suspect VN heads will too.
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Guest		#7 Posted : Friday, 27 April 2007 1:28:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		what street machine was the grunt hunt 253 article in ? cheers

boom		#8 Posted : Friday, 27 April 2007 1:59:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		dunno, i've got an electronic version saved. gmme your email and i'll send it off to you. Cheers Alex Hyundai's are like rust. They keep coming back because of ignorance
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red		#9 Posted : Friday, 27 April 2007 3:05:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 34		Cheers BOOM my email is [email protected]
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boom		#10 Posted : Saturday, 28 April 2007 3:16:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		email sent, anyone else? Hyundai's are like rust. They keep coming back
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Guest		#11 Posted : Saturday, 28 April 2007 4:31:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		can you send me a copy [email protected]

boom		#12 Posted : Saturday, 28 April 2007 5:26:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		email sent, anyone else? Hyundai's are like rust. They keep coming back
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mmazz30		#13 Posted : Saturday, 28 April 2007 8:09:42 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 282		can i please as well ? [email protected] thank you.
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boom		#14 Posted : Sunday, 29 April 2007 8:42:24 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		done Hyundai's are like rust. They keep coming back
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Guest		#15 Posted : Monday, 30 April 2007 12:43:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks for that boom,very interesting. Cheers...Mario

boom		#16 Posted : Monday, 30 April 2007 2:53:44 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		No problem, i was going to do the whole thing to a 253 i had, but i ended up selling it. interesting stuff Cheers Alex Hyundai's are like rust. They keep coming back
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crowe		#17 Posted : Monday, 30 April 2007 5:17:02 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 3/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 287		Can I have the email as well. Thanks [email protected]
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KiwiHQ		#18 Posted : Monday, 30 April 2007 9:27:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 5/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 85		Can i have a copy as well? chewy_nz at yahoo.com many thanks. Rock n Roll
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Guest		#19 Posted : Friday, 4 May 2007 11:14:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		yes pls I would appreciate a look at the article [email protected]

Guest		#20 Posted : Wednesday, 9 May 2007 7:02:11 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		while your at it any chance you could send that email to [email protected] please would very much like to see how to squeeze some more grunt for me VH (last commodore with 253 and last commodore with real steel bumper bars)

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