deck thickness on heads
09-25-2007, 09:25 AM
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deck thickness on heads where do you guys measure deck thickness at on cylinder heads? My darts are pushing water and i m thinking of an alterntive head instead of just oringing them. it looks as though you would measure in the water jacket area at "bottom" of the head
09-25-2007, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
where do you guys measure deck thickness at on cylinder heads? My darts are pushing water and i m thinking of an alterntive head instead of just oringing them. it looks as though you would measure in the water jacket area at "bottom" of the head
What gaskets are you using and how much boost? Head studs? torque?
I am getting ready to use a set of dart 225's on my setup, so any info is appreciated.
Sorry to hear that they are failing you. Doesn't sound promising.
Thx
09-25-2007, 09:43 AM
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Its pretty easy to see, any of the water holes you can see how thick the head is. The Darts are about the same as stock in the areas you can see. If you look at a set of All Pros, ETPs or AFRs you dont need to measure them to see the difference.
Dart claims the better material makes up for the lack of thickness and that may be true. Its also possible the AFRs and others may have a better/port chamber design and can take more timing before detonation starts but thats just supposition.
Dart claims the better material makes up for the lack of thickness and that may be true. Its also possible the AFRs and others may have a better/port chamber design and can take more timing before detonation starts but thats just supposition.
