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Old 03-12-2024, 07:08 PM   #6
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Default Re: New Eddie Myers’s heads question

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Originally Posted by cadillac512 View Post
What you really need to know is how far down in the cylinder the outside edge of the piston is at tdc. If that's very far down you'll never get the quench (squish) correct. A few thous. above the deck is better.
Yes - that is the whole reason I mock-up a block with the crankshaft a rod and a piston pin at TDC - to figure out exactly what the compression height needs to be - then order my pistons from Ross to match. I've found this is the best way to achieve the exact quench/squish I want.
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