How does one measure the depth of a piston notch (flycut)? Im not talking about the PTV, I wanna know how to measure the amount I take out of the piston.

 

anyone?

 

One method is to measure to piston to valve clearance, and however much more clearance you want (assuming you're not hitting AKA: zero clearance) you cut. Unless you measure what you have and know how much you want to have, you're just going to cut a certain depth and try to be consistent on it.

 

The thing is my heads are not done, (still at the shop) and I wanna get everything ready so I can bang the car out in a day. A local shop says they remove .100 on thier reliefs. I bought some tools and want to do the same. Im just wondering how to measure the cut

 

I'd likely start at .080" deep if I'm shooting for a number without measuring piston to valve.

 

How do I measure the .080 deep Im taking out of the pistons? Thats my question

 

Feeler gauges would work fine, and can be purchased from any autoparts store for a few bucks.

 

Thats what I was thinking but wanted confirmation. Its amazing that I couldnt find a thread where some one says "Use a feeler gauge to measure the cut in the piston". All of the ones I could find involved using PTV to measure depth.

Thanks for your help Matt!

 

Glad to help! Let us know if we can help with anything on your build!