streetshee Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 hiya,i was jut tinkering wiv my bitch and measured my squish clearance,it was .037" what i need to know is how much more can i shave safely? imm runnin longrod 795 pistons. i need more compression.thanks. Quote
wesw Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 you need squish so when your pistons get hot from running they grow a bit so they dont hit your head. what you have now is really tight, if you want more compression have noss cut you some new domes. who knows i dont like to add more problems to a motor that could cause it to blow up. Quote
streetshee Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 i know what squish is and why,.037 is a little large i think,im sure i could bring it to .030? being in england doesnt warrant sending my head over the pond never to get it back again,i have my man here stan stephens,the countrys top dog in 350 motors. Quote
alcoholbanshee Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 hiya,i was jut tinkering wiv my bitch and measured my squish clearance,it was .037" what i need to know is how much more can i shave safely? imm runnin longrod 795 pistons. i need more compression.thanks. .037 is tight.... I would like to see that more like .045 or so!!!! I personally would not run a general purpose engine with that tight of squish, you are asking for trouble. There is power for sure to be had from simply shaving a stock head..........but there is more power from rechambering a stock head and maintaining a safe squish clearance!!!! Quote
streetshee Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 .037 is tight.... I would like to see that more like .045 or so!!!! I personally would not run a general purpose engine with that tight of squish, you are asking for trouble. There is power for sure to be had from simply shaving a stock head..........but there is more power from rechambering a stock head and maintaining a safe squish clearance!!!! ok,i get stan to reshape my head.thanks lads. Quote
Dave I. Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Why dont you ask your buddy stan if he is the know all and be all of 350s over there. Quote
flotek Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 .037 is pretty tight ...you need to account for rod stretch ,theres more power in the head design im sure but it wont be found by tightening the squish anymore though ,your gap being small and the pistons being too close will cause added heat ,carbon deposits and risk of detonation ,more power will be found in the dcrease of dome volume... the squish angle and the band width ,theres actually some pretty in depth technology in how these heads can make power Quote
streetshee Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 Why dont you ask your buddy stan if he is the know all and be all of 350s over there. because its saturday night 20,00hrs here thats why. thanks flotec,do u think i should maybe run a thicker base gskt? Quote
shee rips Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 my squish is at about .035. i wouldnt want to go much tighter than that. Quote
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