Originally Posted by Randall
I recently installed an Eagle 383 kit in my motor. As far as clearances, everything checked out. A small amount of grinding on the rods to clear the cam lobes. Some grinding on the oil pan rail to clear the counterweights and rods
The biggest problem was when I checked the piston to deck height, the numbers were way off. I originally thought the machine shop had cut the deck on an angle when the decked it. Cyl 1 was .018, 3 was .021, 5 was .024, and 7 was .028. Same situation on the other side. Basically the throws of the crank were off. The machine shop reground the mains to .010 under and made up the difference in the throws. Then I had everything balanced. We'll see how it all works out.