Originally Posted By dodgeboy11
Piston to wall clearance and material play a big part in how tight you can run it. Cometic has a .027, .030 and a .036 compressed thickness. I'd recommend the .036 for your application. I'd rather have 040, but you'll have to cut the block and cut 7 of the pistons. Though you might try switching rods on the 008 and 016 cylinders to try and get them closer.
I know it's a lot more work, but I would rather have it the way I want it than assemble it as is and not be happy. Though you could run 030 gaskets if switching rods gets the two odd balls back in the same range.


I'll definitely swap the pitons/rods around on those two to see if I get an improvement, but I suspect the crankshaft.

1=0.011
3=0.012
5=0.012
7=0.016

2=0.012
4=0.011
6=0.011
8=0.008

They are Icon pistons and Scat rods.