Piston to valve clearance: Thunder 230 cam
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Also, these are just the numbers we came up with. It is always a good idea to check the clearance in your specific case. Even though the porter/machine shop were told to mill your heads 15 thousandths, you never know if they actually took off more/less. When in doubt, always measure. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It takes literally less than 30 minutes to do with the proper tools.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jason99T/A:
<strong>Also, these are just the numbers we came up with. It is always a good idea to check the clearance in your specific case. Even though the porter/machine shop were told to mill your heads 15 thousandths, you never know if they actually took off more/less. When in doubt, always measure. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It takes literally less than 30 minutes to do with the proper tools.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh yeah I hear you on that bro you should always check piston to valve clearance like you said you could have ended up with John doe's heads milled 60 thous and he got yours that were milled 15 thous.Its the right way and the only way to do it.My buddy finally showed me how to do it and like you said it doesnt take long at all.This is another reason I like to deal with thunder because you keep everyone updated on what works and what doesnt.It gives people baselines for their cars so they wont be shooting in the dark.Again excellent info.
<small>[ June 10, 2002, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: The Booker man ]</small>
<strong>Also, these are just the numbers we came up with. It is always a good idea to check the clearance in your specific case. Even though the porter/machine shop were told to mill your heads 15 thousandths, you never know if they actually took off more/less. When in doubt, always measure. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It takes literally less than 30 minutes to do with the proper tools.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh yeah I hear you on that bro you should always check piston to valve clearance like you said you could have ended up with John doe's heads milled 60 thous and he got yours that were milled 15 thous.Its the right way and the only way to do it.My buddy finally showed me how to do it and like you said it doesnt take long at all.This is another reason I like to deal with thunder because you keep everyone updated on what works and what doesnt.It gives people baselines for their cars so they wont be shooting in the dark.Again excellent info.
<small>[ June 10, 2002, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: The Booker man ]</small>