Don't scrap the 216, even if it's "worn out"- - - -I scavenge up every one I can and convert them into a 258 cubic inch engine with full pressure rod bearings and aluminum pistons. The finished product looks like an original 216- - - -just 40 cubic inches bigger on the inside.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!