Editing Decking a block
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Setting the squish is a must-do if you expect optimum performance on pump gas. It is generally accepted that 0.035" to 0.045" is pretty much ideal. You can do it with a 0.025" piston deck height and 0.015" gasket or you can do it with a 0.012" piston deck height and a 0.028" gasket or you can do it with a zero deck height and a 0.039"/0.040" gasket. | Setting the squish is a must-do if you expect optimum performance on pump gas. It is generally accepted that 0.035" to 0.045" is pretty much ideal. You can do it with a 0.025" piston deck height and 0.015" gasket or you can do it with a 0.012" piston deck height and a 0.028" gasket or you can do it with a zero deck height and a 0.039"/0.040" gasket. | ||
Don't cut the decks until you have all of your reciprocating assembly parts on hand to measure. And be careful when you buy pistons for a 350. The preferred ones will have a 1.560" compression height. "Rebuilder specials" will have a 1.540" compression height, requiring additional meat to be whacked from the decks. If you are planning on using cast iron heads, then the thickness of the gasket makes little difference. If you are using aluminum heads, you must use a thicker (0.039"/0.040") composition gasket to prevent brinelling the cylinder head, so you're generally talking about zero-decking the block in this case. Fel-Pro 1003 works well on a 350 aluminum head install. | Don't cut the decks until you have all of your reciprocating assembly parts on hand to measure. And be careful when you buy pistons for a 350. The preferred ones will have a 1.560" compression height. "Rebuilder specials" will have a 1.540" compression height, requiring additional meat to be whacked from the decks. If you are planning on using cast iron heads, then the thickness of the gasket makes little difference. If you are using aluminum heads, you must use a thicker (0.039"/0.040") composition gasket to prevent brinelling the cylinder head, so you're generally talking about zero-decking the block in this case. Fel-Pro 1003 works well on a 350 aluminum head install. | ||
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If you don't know how to figure static compression ratio or which volumes are involved, just ask me. I will be glad to explain it to you. | If you don't know how to figure static compression ratio or which volumes are involved, just ask me. I will be glad to explain it to you. | ||
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