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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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Is anyone running anything like the following. I'm wondering if there will be any valve clearance problems?

Z06 heads with 11-1 CR
228/228 588/571 112 0 adv.
2.02/1.57 valves
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Joe is that .035" - .040" milled to arrive at 11:1 CR?
FWIW -> My heads are milled .055" with 2.02 and 1.57 valves. Cam - 239/251, .570" and 106 lsa, 106 icl ( I degreed it in). Using the thicker (.060" ?) 2002-4 headgasket I have .080" and .100" clearance int/exh (I clayed them).
The valve pockets are .080" and .100" int/exh - so theoretically they would have just touched the pistons without the pockets.

Hmmmmm - makes me wonder what they were thinking when they specd my cam.

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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Joe is that .035" - .040" milled to arrive at 11:1 CR?
FWIW -> My heads are milled .055" with 2.02 and 1.57 valves. Cam - 239/251, .570" and 106 lsa, 106 icl ( I degreed it in). Using the thicker (.060" ?) 2002-4 headgasket I have .080" and .100" clearance int/exh (I clayed them).
The valve pockets are .080" and .100" int/exh - so theoretically they would have just touched the pistons without the pockets.

Hmmmmm - makes me wonder what they were thinking when they specd my cam.

joel
Your clearance is a little close. Isn't .100 and .1200 preferred? I guess it's not a problem though. What is your CR? 33* overlap.

My heads have been worked so I'm assuming the CR is around 10.6 right now unless the chambers were opened some. Based on the CC chart I will need to get to 60.66 CC's. That's 2.95 from where I believe they are now. If .005 = 1 CC then they would have to be milled about .015. Sound right? Of course when the heads are done the chambers will be CC'd and when I install them the valves will be clayed. But with 0 advance I don't think that notching will be needed, but I want to be prepared since I don't own a notching tool. I also have the 7.4 pushrods and the change is so slight I think they will be fine also. We will see. I want to be ready so the cars not sitting waiting for parts.
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According to AS, with milled LS6 heads (.030"), the biggest cam you can install is a 224/224 on 112 LSA + 4. Your cam is probably too big (even w/ 0 advance), and will have piston-to-valve contact.
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