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Big hammer

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Received touring long block from AER ! Now if an elf with a Big Hammer ;-)
can assemble and install engine by Xmas it will be a merry Xmas and happy
new year :-)
 
Wish Santa would have brought me one instead of two folding chairs that don't fit!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why is a long block called a touring block?
 
Check PIRANIOS ANTIQUE AUTOMOTIVE in the list of engine rebuilders. He has some interesting dyno results. His "touring" engine has a counterweighted crank, balanced rotating assembly, pressure oiled center min, crane touring cam and a Snyder 5.3-1 cylinder head. It makes 54 horsepower at about 2,200 rpm with a Zenith.
In contrast, Henry's finest barely managed 40.
 
AER's version has all that plus bigger intake valves and a higher compression head.
Vrooom! Vrooooom!
 
A lot of work ahead to make it a long block( brain fart), touring motor,
counter weighted crank, inserted bearings,Stipe 330 cam,larger intake valves,
6.0 head. I don't want to be a farm implement going do the road! The safety triangle
and yellow lights on the back look bad :-)
 
Basically:
Short Block does not include the head, valve & gear covers, oil pump, pan, etc.
Long block includes all of the above

YMMV

The term "Touring engine" as others have stated above really has nothing to do whether it's a short or long block.
 
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