BAE billet block question

What are the spread of the lifters on a std spread block and a block with spread lifters? I thought it was around .100 or .200 but would just like to know for sure if anyone who knows can let me know it would be great.

Also I have talked to bae about running a std. Lifter bore block with heads that need spread bore lifters and they said it wasn't a big deal I would just need to machine the push rod hole out a little on the head's. That being said has anyone done that with any luck?

And its veney heads, I have a bae billet std lifter bore block and have 2.5 heads on it now and i want to switch to a set of 2.6 heads and they use spread bore lifters but if I can make it work with the block I have now it keeps me from have to find another block for the heads.

Thanks in advance for any info

 

Running std. spacing makes it easier to get cams that fit.

 

std is 1.800 and spread is 1.900 center to center.

 

I already have 3 spread bore blocks but I measure 2" on the lifters center to center. The other engine is still together so I can't check it and that why I was asking on the distance. But thanks for the answers I may just swap the heads out and see how much I have to cut to make them work. It may be better to just leave it alone and track down another block later and just have a spare set of heads for the other engines until then.

Thanks again,
Paul

 

Call Hebe at Veneys if you havent bought your heads yet
they make heads that will fit both std and 2.00 spread with the same head
i believe the 1066 head has to be on a spread block only

 

Lifter bore spread

Standard Chrysler or KB block lifter bore is 1.800, spread bore is 1.900....BAE block standard lifter bore 1.900 spread is 2.00 so it depends on what block you are talking about. I have ran 1.900 on BAE block with 2.6 Veney with no problems .. Not sure on 1066 Hope this helps

 

What is the 1066 head? A new head from Veney? And in that case, what is the difference between this and the other heads they make?

 

1066 heads

these heads do not have the steel pushrods tubes in the intake ports but you need a spread lifterbore block (not sure if you need 1.900 or 2.00 spread)

 

Lifters

Std is 1.8", +.100 is 1.9" and +.200 is 2", I have 2" In my motor and std off the shelf hemi cams seem to work with no problem.

Fatheads make it very hard to use with the std as it creates alignment issues, I have had std bore half inch short deck blocks that were ran with fatheads and the std spacing, maybe some clean up in the push rod holes.

Hope that helps a little,
Trevor Sherwood