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Ol' Ron · 12-01-2023, 01:52 PM

The answer is: absolutely not!!!! The internet as posted several articles on relieving the flathead block. I did allot of this in the early days, untill I went racing, and discovered the fact that very few builders did this. In a conversation with a builder of a few good winning engines , stated there was no real information of the benefits of relieving the block and it was time consuming and a pain in the ass to install the pistons, PLUS no prof that it increased power or economy,
Gramps

12-01-2023, 01:52 PM	#1
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,903	Shoud I relieve my block The answer is: absolutely not!!!! The internet as posted several articles on relieving the flathead block. I did allot of this in the early days, untill I went racing, and discovered the fact that very few builders did this. In a conversation with a builder of a few good winning engines , stated there was no real information of the benefits of relieving the block and it was time consuming and a pain in the ass to install the pistons, PLUS no prof that it increased power or economy, Gramps