deck height:

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Then I would definitely get confirmation on it.

The "old way" meant if the specs were zero deck then it was zero deck. But as you say, that may not matter. But make sure you have the right rocker ratio when obtaining the spec'ed cam lift measured at the valve!

When I had a problem and asked why having to little deck height (the piston further down the hole) was a problem. They came up with the cockamamy excuse that "it would allow me to run more camshaft (without having piston to valve problems) I quickly replied how about a thicker head gasket? Wouldn't that achieve the same thing? They were dumfounded. And tossed me anyway.
But the rule got changed a couple of months later.