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Old 08-13-2018, 02:38 AM   #36
39voorti
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Default Re: Piston to head clearancing

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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
Lemme see, 1 MM is about .040", right? Have you checked the resulting piston clearance? It would be interesting to know. As I said in an earlier post, .050 clearance with Edmunds heads on my 8BA gives 160 lbs. (Fel-Pro gaskets as well).
Yes 1mm is around 0.040.

I have not done any other measuring, not anything else than enjoyed the better performance of my flathead
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