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Feb 4, 2011 | 10:04 PM

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PREDATOR-Z

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From: BFE

Quench is the distance between the top of piston to the deck of the heads.
You calculated by:
Compressed head gasket - piston (in/out) of hole position = quench

Feb 4, 2011 | 11:44 PM

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ok yeah thats what I thought, thanks for confirming. What is the reason for not having too much quench though?

Feb 5, 2011 | 06:53 AM

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