292 bore out


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By Bigfoot5 - 13 Years Ago
has anyone bored out their 292 to a 302? its it better to iv been thinking about it cuz the parts rebuild kit is cheaper. so just wondering if anyones done it and is it a good idea.
By Ted - 13 Years Ago

If you’re talking a +.070” overbore, then it’s doable assuming the block doesn’t have any extreme core shift issues.  The cylinder bore size for a 302” Y using a 3.3” stroke crankshaft actually requires a 3.815” bore which is an odd size for Y-Block piston selection being 0.065" over.  The 0.070" number is actually a 0.020" over 312 size.  Sonic testing the block will help to verify exactly how much and where any core shift in the cylinders is.  As a general rule, the C2AE 292 blocks can be ‘safely’ overbored as much as 0.110” over as long as cylinder core shift is taken into account.