SS piston dish

Mike Graham · 01-08-2015, 03:23 PM

The application is a low compression 460 Ford with a 15 cc dish. The dish is like a sideways D. The dish was too shallow by about .005. The "fix" was to plunge cut what I can only describe as a secondary valve relief near the intake relief. The cut is perpendicular to the piston top and half into the quench area. As you know this is a canted valve motor so this cut looks mighty strange. Now the flat side of the D has a bubble in it. Mechanically I don't see any problem, but visually it is obviously different.
The dish is correct depth and correct cc.
Don't have access to camera at this time.

01-08-2015, 03:23 PM	#3
Mike Graham Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 410 Likes: 1 Liked 341 Times in 67 Posts	Re: SS piston dish The application is a low compression 460 Ford with a 15 cc dish. The dish is like a sideways D. The dish was too shallow by about .005. The "fix" was to plunge cut what I can only describe as a secondary valve relief near the intake relief. The cut is perpendicular to the piston top and half into the quench area. As you know this is a canted valve motor so this cut looks mighty strange. Now the flat side of the D has a bubble in it. Mechanically I don't see any problem, but visually it is obviously different. The dish is correct depth and correct cc. Don't have access to camera at this time.