Motor boreing

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what are the size can i bore my motor out its a 1992 pontiac bonneville SSei
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You shouldn't really go more than 30 over, so 3.85 Liters
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ok so .20 over is a enough or .30 is better for more power what do you think....
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95naSTA wrote:You shouldn't really go more than 30 over, so 3.85 Liters
That's about 1 cubic inch per cylinder? - BC
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It's not worth boring it for performance, if you felt the need to rebuild it and it was worn past spec, then you could bore it .030, other than that there's no reason to do it.
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1oldman wrote:
95naSTA wrote:You shouldn't really go more than 30 over, so 3.85 Liters
That's about 1 cubic inch per cylinder? - BC
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30 over would get you a 235, a hair under 5/8cid per cylinder
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Before you get out the ol' boring bar, make sure you decide what pistons to use. Not all pistons are available in all oversizes.
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:stupid:

You'd need to find over-size rings and pistons as well if you bore it.
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.030" over will realistically give you almost no power increase by itself, so if power is what you are looking for with this you are wasting your time and money.

Even with other performance enhancements like a cam, lifters, ported intake, and headwork that .030" over will have a very small effect on actual power produced.
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Black Diamond is only showing 20 and 30 over. 618/set
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ok what about performance chips....if i have to get an other pontiac i will i wanna have an other so i can do runs and on track runs...
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lilpon wrote:ok what about performance chips....if i have to get an other pontiac i will i wanna have an other so i can do runs and on track runs...
What? :bluetwitch:
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i will buy a 2nd pontiac so i can race or take it to the track.
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Buy a G8.
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lilpon wrote:ok what about performance chips....if i have to get an other pontiac i will i wanna have an other so i can do runs and on track runs...
Dude... I don't even know how to understand the sentence you just posted, PLEASE in the future, take a few minutes to proof-read your posts...

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