Originally posted by AliasJerk: Originally posted by ohsigmachi: Although not a true apples to apples comparison I bored out my WRC block .020 over, however it is capable of being bored .040 over. I think .30 is the Max for a stock Zetec, but most replacement pistons either come in a .007 (simply a re-hone, not a true "bore") or .020 over.
How much extra power would something like that give you?
Typically on a V8, it will increase torque due to the bigger displacement and slightly higher compression. On this little engine, I can see compression increasing a little, but not enough to make enough power to tell a difference.
-Ken V.
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