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what compression with 0.015" milled 5.3 head and stock GM head gasket?

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Old 03-30-2006, 02:25 PM
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in a stock 346 short block?

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That would be like 2.5 cc, so 61- 2.5 = ~58.5 cc
so around ~ 11.49
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my 5.3s are .030 cut so do i have 55 cc,i thought i had around 57 cc ?i was thinking i only had 11.7 cr on the stock short block with mls gaskets. but if they are 55cc the old 402 might have enough cr after all with a 12 cc dish.
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what about 853 cast heads, milled .060" with a stock gm head gasket (.056" compressed thickness) with mahle 3.908 flat top pistons w/4cc valve reliefs on a 6.125" rod?




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