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5.3, 02 zo6 cam, 853 heads. HOW MUCH CAN I MILL?

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Old 11-07-2008, 10:22 AM
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Default 5.3, 02 zo6 cam, 853 heads. HOW MUCH CAN I MILL?

The intake valve is larger on the 853 vs the stock 5.3 but the cc is about
5cc's more. I know that I can take about .030 off and lower the cc back to 5.3 stock ish 9.5 with the benifit of a larger intake valve. My question is, how much can I take off? I still have stick dished pistions. I would like to bump the compression ration a bit. I have a set of 853's looking for a home so... Thanks for the help
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If it was me I'd mill 0.030 off the 5.3 heads and run them. The extra compression will be way more beneficial than the larger intake valve.
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Thats what I'm trying to weigh out.



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