Needs MORE POWER!!! (Tim Taylor Style!!!)

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76cc chamber with small valves. There's one thing you could improve on without a full rebuild, small chamber heads with the bigger valves however at that point id do a cam and lifter set as well while I was in there.

Also yes if the blocks ever been decked it'll wipe those numbers behind the alternator out they are stamped with a punch, they may still be there if your lucky.
 

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Looked, used steel wool, used very fine sand paper. No luck. The pad is not perfectly smooth, it looks like it has been machined. No numbers.
 

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So where does that leave it? Do I bore scope the cylinders looking for "flat pistons"? What info do we know about the heads and block? In layman's terms.
 

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As for the block the pistons could be anything, a scope could allow you to see if they are flat or dished. The heads are basically crap as far as performance is concerned
 

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I could bore scope through the oil pan drain plug to see the main caps?

But as far as minor performance upgrades are concerned, I suppose it doesn't really matter if its 2 or 4 bolt.
 

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A cam and a better set of heads, even just stock type heads with 64cc chambers would be an improvement over the ones currently on it. Possibly even a full rebuild with a set of flat tops.
 

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Did you fix the brakes yet? I won't help you make more power until you have proper brakes.
 

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