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Old 04-22-2014, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fordmotorsport

Dependent on the year for the forged crank right?
You should be fine dont you have an 02-03?
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I remember talking about this a while ago. I think most the newer trucks like 01+ or something had forged cranks. Not sure about the exact date range. So that's no help haha.
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Originally Posted by jferg92
Can someone explain what the head cc is and how it relates to piston choice and compression ratio. Im guessing its the combustion chamber volume which means the more highly modified heads have less? What is the stock size on an unmodified head?

Edit: looks like the stock 4.6 head is 49.77cc so I wonder if the 5.4 is the same
Yep, it's the size of the combustion chamber in the head. Stock is 42cc as everyone else mentioned. Trick flow has a 38cc head available to tighten up the compression a bit. I'll be doing the 38cc heads and some dished pistons for a 9.2 or 9.3 CR.

Most modified heads a 42cc, it's kinda hard to add more material later on
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Originally Posted by 4x4dave
Yep, it's the size of the combustion chamber in the head. Stock is 42cc as everyone else mentioned. Trick flow has a 38cc head available to tighten up the compression a bit. I'll be doing the 38cc heads and some dished pistons for a 9.2 or 9.3 CR.

Most modified heads a 42cc, it's kinda hard to add more material later on
I went with the trick flow 195 Race heads with SS valves, bee hive springs, titanium retainers, and 38cc combustion chamber.
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The forged crank was hit or miss. If you see WF imprinted on the crank its forged.
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You can also get different size head gaskets. They range from .020 up to .120 in thickness. So you always have room to add or subtract a few decimal points off the CR
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Originally Posted by ibd2328
No need for a lightning crank.. Your factory forged is the same.

Don't see any reason for porting heads if you are going N/A and not looking for huge numbers.

I would go with a very slight dished piston -10 or -7 Compression would be great for a NA enginge with a good set of cams.
What do you consider "great compression?"

Originally Posted by 4x4dave

Yep, it's the size of the combustion chamber in the head. Stock is 42cc as everyone else mentioned. Trick flow has a 38cc head available to tighten up the compression a bit. I'll be doing the 38cc heads and some dished pistons for a 9.2 or 9.3 CR.

Most modified heads a 42cc, it's kinda hard to add more material later on
Thanks for the numbers. I'm pretty sure I'm going NA for now.

Btw is the Navi a 4 or 6 bolt main?
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THey are all 2 bolt mains with dowels and side bolts.

Unless you buy a longblock
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10.5 would be good for NA just get a spot on tune.
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Originally Posted by ibd2328
THey are all 2 bolt mains with dowels and side bolts.

Unless you buy a longblock
I definitely must have misread something...
And what do you mean by dowels?

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10.5 would be good for NA just get a spot on tune.
Ok. That wouldn't be too bad.


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