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Old 08-08-2018, 02:19 PM   #16
John R
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Default Re: Piston to head clearancing

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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
Has anyone used a 4 1/8" stroke crank with stock 4" stroke pistons? This would put the piston .0625" closer to the head, and in the case of post #3 would be close to ideal with a little hand work.

I suppose it's too simple an idea to just increase the compression height a little (say, .030" - .040") on an otherwise stock piston blank? That would help a lot.
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