OK to follow up on my valve to piston squish test, and to get final reassurance before I get my block decked, here are my findings.
I finally assembled the block last night using no. 1 cylinder for the squish test. The Bulldog cam was in place but I decided not to use the head gasket. After a couple of crank revolutions and cutting the modeling clay through the thinnest point, I have .065" to .070". My head gasket is a FelPro from the Best Gasket set but I don't know what the compressed height is? I thought I read another post saying .045"?
If so that gives me .115" total clearance. So could I have the block decked .020"-.025", given that the current piston to deck distance is .045". That would give me a final piston to valve clearance of .090"-.095".
Does this sound right to you guys? Especially the part about the compressed head gasket thickness?
Thanks again in advance!
Last edited by mark50; 04/28/10 03:58 PM. Reason: more info added
