Hi,

From what I have read here in the forum, to bring out a 430 to 524, one must do the following things...

1) use a 462 crank and bring the journals down to 2.20"(from 2.60" standard journals) to accept BBC conrods

2) go up in piston size to .060"

I have a couple of questions relating to the above points

Is the crank journal just brought down to 2.20" (from centre) or is it an off set grind down to 2.20"?

Is the .060" overbore from the 430's original bore of 4.29" or the 462's 4.38"?

With the 524 done, can the standard camshaft/valve geometry profile be used?

Besides modifying the oil galleries, what else should be done?

Great link for the above http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123920

Has anyone here done this combo and what were the results (dyno & on road)?

How streetable would this combo be?

The car I have in mind is a 65 Lincoln Continental

Cheers Angelo

534 is different engine. About 512 is as big as you can easily get to.
Max offset gring on 430/462 is .400. Reduce rod journels from 2.6 to 2.2. This will give stroke of 4.2, not the 4.4 of the 534. Some 430 blocks will go to 4.4 bore, virtually all will go .060 overbore. Oil galleys are fine, just upgrade the oil pump to an FE high pressure. 2.2 Rods are plentiful, shop around. Get close to a 7 inch rod. Pistons are expensive. There was a nice set in the forum about a year ago. My inquiries for a set of forged pistons, BBC wrist pins, BBC size rings, and deep valve reiefs was 1500 dollars. Your major challenge will be making a good intake manifold. I have seen pictures of fabricated manifolds, but that is beyond my abilities. TJR