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1. [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: "Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <mark.rense@ge.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:09:07 -0400; I am looking for anyone's/everyone's experience on rebuilding the original Ford 260 engine. Specifically, I want to know how big an over-bore those Ford Industrial engine blocks can tolerate. I have; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00130.html (6,920 bytes)
2. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: "Bob" <bob@hermitagewood.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:17:34 -0500; Several years ago I had my original tiger 260 block bored to the 289 bore size. The engine shop did not want to do this, and told me there would be nothing left once it was done. Obviously there was; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00131.html (8,601 bytes)
3. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:49:58 -0700; As I recall, the industrial Tiger "260" was not the same block as the production passenger car "260" (see freeze plug count). And the casting method of the "289" differed in that some cylinders were; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00133.html (9,842 bytes)
4. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: "Bob" <bob@hermitagewood.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:41:35 -0500; Yes, at least one source of that is the Chittenden book (Performance Tuning the Sunbeam Tiger), which is what prompted my decision to bore the block .200 against the recommendations of the machine s; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00142.html (8,565 bytes)
5. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: Chris Richards <cjrichardsauto@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:33:45 -0700 (PDT); Absolutely you cannot bore a 260 to 289 specification. .060 is not reccomended but I have built a dozen or so over the years and not had a problem. .030 is great if you have a standard bore block to; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00147.html (9,567 bytes)
6. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: Tony Somebody <achd73@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:08:20 -0700 (PDT); My first Tiger in 1972 had a 5 bolt 289, a cam some would consider a bit large and 331 gears. It out ran stock Tigers with the same 4 barell and 288 gears that made me think I was the fastest car aro; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00150.html (9,707 bytes)
7. Re: [Tigers] Engine Rebuild Experiences Needed (score: 1): Author: Bob Burruss <bob@hermitagewood.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:18:13 -0500; Just to be clear, you *CAN* bore a Tiger 260 to 4.000 inches. I have one such block in my garage for anyone who wants to see it. This is not to say that I recommend it, or that it will not self destr; /html/tigers/2008-03/msg00151.html (7,884 bytes)

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