What's the proper clearance Piston-Head?? hey, I got a 6.0L LQ9, Piston, rods and crankshaft is stock, these are cam specs: lobe lift exh=367 int=363 duration @ .050 int=231 exh=239 lobe separation=113. RC=11:1 converter=3000 RPM this is carburated: holley vacuum 675 heads 243 casting, valve train full roller. The clearance piston-head in my engine is .035" but I dont want to take any risk, should I make it bigger or is it ok??? |
It is generally recommended to have minimums of .080 on the intake and.100 on the exhaust for a street car... You may want to look into flycutting... |
Are you actually asking about piston to head clearance, or piston to valve? |
mmm I'm actually asking about piston-head clearance... |
Piston to head (basically the same as quench) is ideal around .035-.040" on these engines. |
more opinions?? anybody??? please what do you think?? |
I misread your question.... Listen to Matt^^^^ Quench on my motor is about .043..... |
I run a .034 quench on my forged 347 with out issuse. |
Ive seen as tight as .027 but it was by previous builders mistake and was lucky. .035" is the minimum target clearance to shoot for. I usually zero the piston with the deck of the block and the headgasket thickness be the amount I want. |
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