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Old 10-07-2009, 01:03 PM   #4
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Ben, do you know how much lift your valve springs can take? How about your piston to valve clearance? I wouldn't go installing a set of 1.8 rockers until you know these measurements. If you’re going to replace the head gaskets with thicker ones then you'll gain some piston to valve clearance over what you have currently but you will still want to clay the piston and make sure.
Always good to check. I'd use Playdo over clay. Clay is filled with fine sand that hardens at high temp. Don't like the idea of that on my cylinders and under my rings.

But I doubt you'll have an issue with this.



Brutal, I do forget about quench because with my app, lower CR was more important to avoid detonation than proper quench. I know 40-45 is ideal but I think the lower compression would be better for Ben in avoiding detonation than having ideal quench, don't you? In fact, he prob doesn't have proper quench now.

Ben, how thick is your current HG? Any idea how far down the pistons are?
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