<VV> For the Engine Builders

[kaczmarek at charter.net]

Need assistance from those with a lot of engine building experience. 

I bought a 61 FC motor last fall for my 62 rampy.  It has 80HP heads on it presently.  Paired with a PG that doesn't provide the horsepower i'd like it to have. 

So I bought a set of 64 110 HP heads from Bryan Blackwell to boost up the power.

The heads were in pretty good shape, but there's a couple of loose guides, and you can tell from the bluing on the parts that the engine (one that Bryan was stripping down) had been run hot, and more than once.  So I'm going to go through and replace all the parts.  

But before I do that, Here's the quandary I find myself in.  

Since the 64 engine had a longer stroke than the 61-63, Will I get equivalent 110 HP from these heads using the shorter stroke 61 engine?   Would machining down the Head Gasket surfaces some provide more CC's to increase the power to where I want it to be? 

Would I be better off with 102 HP heads? 

Will be using 61 carbs with Manual choke, I'll probably jet them a bit bigger.  

Any input from those with experience would be great, and if someone could cross post this to fastvair I'd appreciate it. 


Best Regards
HANK