Russ linke

gsa612 · 09-22-2022, 04:42 PM

Nowadays you can have the piston at any deck height, as long as you make the min.spec.listed in the NHRA blueprint spec.for that engine.Before you had to have the factory deck which was posted then run a gasket to get the posted min.My motor has a .008 neg.deck,total deck is .030 in the specs.the min.gasket thickness would be .022 to get to .030.Now I can put the piston at zero deck but have to have a min.030 gasket to get to the .030 min.spec.You have to use the gasket thickness to get to the listed min.spec. ...gsa612

09-22-2022, 04:42 PM	#22
gsa612 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 100th Meridian Posts: 569 Likes: 116 Liked 280 Times in 139 Posts	Re: Russ linke Nowadays you can have the piston at any deck height, as long as you make the min.spec.listed in the NHRA blueprint spec.for that engine.Before you had to have the factory deck which was posted then run a gasket to get the posted min.My motor has a .008 neg.deck,total deck is .030 in the specs.the min.gasket thickness would be .022 to get to .030.Now I can put the piston at zero deck but have to have a min.030 gasket to get to the .030 min.spec.You have to use the gasket thickness to get to the listed min.spec. ...gsa612