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Jan 3, 2014 | 08:21 PM

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96capricemgr

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Originally Posted by bobbylog

I don't want to hijack the thread but does someone know how much you can mill the head before it cause intake port misalignment problem?I assume you need to mill the intake too like the old sbc.

The LS intake gaskets are pretty nice and a lot more forgiving than gen 1 motor stuff.

Jan 3, 2014 | 10:03 PM

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bobbylog

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Thank you! I appreciate.

Jan 4, 2014 | 08:26 AM

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RezinTexas

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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr

Quench is about piston to head contact not PTV contact.....everything moves/stretches/expands/rocks in operation and that letting the piston contract the head would likely do damage.

excellent point, the nominal quench is one thing, but the actual worst-case quench is tighter when considering piston rock. I think I measured about 0.015" of piston rock at TDC on my motor.