Yeah 182 degrees is well low for the exhaust port, we dont go as high as the drag racers do but i would recommend 198 duration for your engine size and application. also i wouls take the transfers to 126 degrees, maybe more, but not over 130 degrees. The big thing we find with these motors is getting them to run cooler, i hope you have a high capacity rad and high flow impeller for a start, but we also run an extra rad on the 16mm and some in-line coolers. we run the squish at 1.1mm clearance. As for bore clearance, you sound a little tight, we run about 6.5 thou to be safe, there is just no point being too tight with the Trex. How is it nipping, aroung the top or bottom of piston, exhaust side or all round? Also what is the outlet size of your stinger pipe. Sorry for the slow responce but i do not log on all the time, you just gotta be patient!!
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