Posted by Ed Gooding (VA) on January 11, 2008 at 16:42:55 [URL] [DELETE] :
In Reply to: Re: 1958 801 Diesel - Dealer Ad posted by Paige Price on January 11, 2008 at 12:41:38:
First time I've ever heard of someone doing that, Paige. Not sure why it would be necessary, unless you were entering a pulling contest or doing it just to do it. 40HP is plenty for most working tractors in that size range. 20ci is a pretty intense overbore for a 4-cylinder engine. I don't know enough about doing that type of work to know if there is enough metal there to do it, whether it will affect cooling afterwards because you don't have enough metal left to absorb/transfer heat, how the rear end/axle will holp up to the additional hp,etc. Personally, if I had an 801 diesel, I might accessorize it with power steering (if not already there), a more comfortable seat, a canopy, maybe ROPS, but I'd tend to leave the engine alone - it's pretty stout as-is.
Just my .02................Ed