Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?

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Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run? [Re: madscientist] #1710102 12/15/14 10:05 AM 12/15/14 10:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,635 Oakland, MI D dizuster master
dizuster master D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,635 Oakland, MI	No matter how good your springs are you have some "float", piston to head clearance is NOT enough to cover for that. Timing chain harmonics alone will advance/retard cam timing a bit while running.

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Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	quickd100	12/13/14 06:21 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	72Swinger	12/13/14 06:30 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	CHAPPER	12/13/14 06:56 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	quickd100	12/13/14 07:24 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	72Swinger	12/13/14 07:41 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	gregsdart	12/13/14 07:41 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	440Jim	12/14/14 02:39 AM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	CHAPPER	12/13/14 07:54 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	quickd100	12/13/14 08:06 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	MR_P_BODY	12/13/14 08:01 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	blue_stocker	12/14/14 03:09 AM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	dvw	12/14/14 03:18 AM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	Anonymous	12/14/14 03:32 AM
Oops, too close!!!	Blucuda413	12/14/14 03:33 AM
Re: Oops, too close!!!	onig	12/15/14 03:53 PM
Re: Oops, too close!!!	Blucuda413	12/15/14 07:12 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	madscientist	12/15/14 04:47 AM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	dizuster	12/15/14 02:05 PM
Re: Piston/Valve clearance, how tight have you run?	madscientist	12/15/14 08:49 PM

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