2.3 L CYLINDER HEAD

Discussion in '2.3L Mustang Talk' started by pylon, Jan 13, 2006.

  1. pylon New Member

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    can a 2.3 cylinder head be shaved and if so how much
    pylon, Jan 13, 2006
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  2. Stinger Founding Member

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    Yes, they can be shaved.

    We'll need to know your setup, what fuel you want to run, etc. before we say how much...
    Stinger, Jan 13, 2006
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    say he wants to run 87 octane. How much , and how much HP would this produce on say a 91
    jgt58, Jan 13, 2006
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    my car is a 88 mustang stock four race car. running pumped gas, just trying to get a little more out of the engine.
    pylon, Jan 13, 2006
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    The head can physically be shaved until you just barely touch the bottom of the intake bolts. Of course, that would give you something around 12:1 with flat tops. A more reasonable number to shoot for would be around 9.8-10:1 for pump gas. I ran 10:1 on pump gas, and was still able to run plenty of timing.
    bhuff30, Jan 20, 2006
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