Thread: 1968 c10 396
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Old 08-29-2020, 03:46 PM   #22
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Re: 1968 c10 396

I drove my 68 with the original 396 for about 6 years. Had high compression. I had to be careful with timing, it was finicky. Anyhoo it's been apart in the garage for quite a while.
i DO remember mine has domed pistons (not a big dome, though) and small closed chamber heads. No wonder it was finicky about timing. I think mine is/was 10:1 or over a tad.

IF you ever re-cam your 396, try to get a good handle on what the chamber volume of your heads are, and if your piston are flat top or not. A proper cam COULD help your engine some. Just don't dive off and buy a XE cam, that will be worse...
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