I talked to Branden at horsepowerfreaks, and he told me they were 84 stock, so I went with that. 86 is a very common size cause lots of people bore the block when they rebuild them. I did have the head machined, but with the engine in the car, kinda hard to have that machined... I'll just do the best I can with a piece of machined steel and some good sand paper.

thanx for the info about the bore size. im in the same situation as you are about the head gasket. i pulled out my head cost me 400$ to machine and 3angle valve job. my block looks good and the pistons are like gold inside no ridge, so i decided to leave the block and just clean it. but im not sure if the metal head gasket will seal any small scratches.bc when you mahcine it you get back a smooth finish then itll seal. so i ddint want to risk it so im going with copper head gasket.if you have any advice let me knw.

you want a mirror finish for a metal head gasket

what about copper head gasket does it have to be mirror. and is it reliable?

non turbo engine
 

what if i turbo my engine but the stock engine has no turbo? will it mess up my engine??

if you do it safe it wouldnt. but you cant pound it like a turbo engine. u need turbo inectors,lower compression, good fuel at all times.i would just go with the turbo motor to be safe and lose money at the end.

alright yeah i think i'll probably just swap engines

dont know of anyone tht went the route with a copper gasket, search around and see if ya can find ne info on it