KJohnson92
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Hello everyone. First post but have read a lot of threads here before. I am restoring a 1959 530 and was wondering what could be done to bump the power up a bit. Not looking really to pull it seriously or anything like that, but I figure if I'm going to go thru the motor anyways, i may as well hop it up a bit.
I occasionally pull a 3 bottom plow with it, which it manages ok in our black Iowa dirt, but I'm sure it would pull it even easier with a few more ponies. Other than that it pulls a small disc and hay barges, and I use it whenever I can for odd jobs. I just love driving it. I would probably take it to an antique pull every once in awhile for fun, but I want this to remain a working girl.
So I now that I've rambled a bit, I'll get to my questions. I have searched this site and others, and just haven't found much information on what can be done, aside from obviously overboring it. I would prefer not to punch it way out, would rather keep as thick of cylinder walls as possible. Now, I've seen lots of threads about B's using higher compression pistons, but that alone seems to only get them to the power level that my 530 already makes, causing me to suspect I already have about that level of compression. So is it possible to get more compression for a 530 without buying some sort of fancy one-off set of pistons? And while still remaining reliable? Also Ive seen B guys talk about stroker cranks, are these avaliable for a 530 as well? More stroke and compression means I will need more fuel, so is a 630 carb the way to go? Camshaft upgrades? Porting the Head? How much of what I've read about the B is an identical process for me? I know they are very similar, but I've learned from my work on vehicles that "almost the same" and "exactly the same" can sometimes be a big difference!
I appreciate any advice you all have to offer, and price estimates for parts would be great if you have them! Thanks, and I look forward to sharing my progress on the restoration with you all.
I occasionally pull a 3 bottom plow with it, which it manages ok in our black Iowa dirt, but I'm sure it would pull it even easier with a few more ponies. Other than that it pulls a small disc and hay barges, and I use it whenever I can for odd jobs. I just love driving it. I would probably take it to an antique pull every once in awhile for fun, but I want this to remain a working girl.
So I now that I've rambled a bit, I'll get to my questions. I have searched this site and others, and just haven't found much information on what can be done, aside from obviously overboring it. I would prefer not to punch it way out, would rather keep as thick of cylinder walls as possible. Now, I've seen lots of threads about B's using higher compression pistons, but that alone seems to only get them to the power level that my 530 already makes, causing me to suspect I already have about that level of compression. So is it possible to get more compression for a 530 without buying some sort of fancy one-off set of pistons? And while still remaining reliable? Also Ive seen B guys talk about stroker cranks, are these avaliable for a 530 as well? More stroke and compression means I will need more fuel, so is a 630 carb the way to go? Camshaft upgrades? Porting the Head? How much of what I've read about the B is an identical process for me? I know they are very similar, but I've learned from my work on vehicles that "almost the same" and "exactly the same" can sometimes be a big difference!
I appreciate any advice you all have to offer, and price estimates for parts would be great if you have them! Thanks, and I look forward to sharing my progress on the restoration with you all.