Posted by Justin Straussner (209.145.172.54) on January 19, 2001 at 20:59:29:
In Reply to: re: Chris- first was a 6, this is a factory 302 posted by 74merc on January 18, 2001 at 23:54:11:
: neither have had any swaps of the sort...
: : If you have a converted Mav/Comet form a 6 cyl to a v8, then you need to put in tower braces, even the 6 cyl need tower braces eventually.
: : This will help the towers from bowing inward as the weight of the engine makes them sag. This is a well known problem and I am surprised that no one has mentioned it before.
: : I have to put them on mine as the towers are starting to do the same thing.
: : This is my suggestion. If I get my engine in soon, I will try to post photos. If not, well I will be waiting till probably next month to get it in.
: : Chris