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Mike's motor was smoking on the right side. I removed the head thinking it was a gasket problem. It was not. I contacted Keith Craft and emailed him pictures of the light scratches in two of the bores.
Mike took the motor to Keith who rebuild it with a new stroker kit. Keith had the pistons custom made to .042". The not so old pistons were .040". The motor is now a 487 c.i. monster. It will spin to 7000 and feels like it could do more.
After I installed the motor I would let is idle for 30 - 35 minutes to see if it would over heat. Before the rebuild Mike had problems with over heating. A new water pump, adjustable fan t-stat and the correct water / anti freeze ratio fixed the problem.
I would suggest you let Keith look at your motor.
Oh yea, I sold all of Mike's old parts. Lots of people looking for good 427 cranks, rods and .040" pistons.
Dwight
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