Does anyone know if Installing L2295F Dome top pistons with the 2.029 CH and the .125-.140in dome on the somewhat closed chambered 440 Source Stealth Heads possible? I’m looking to retain my current 10.5:1 CR with the option of being able to bump it up or down by just a head gasket swap, and the L2295Fs look very enticing for that. The theoretical set up would be about .040-.050 in the hole, with a .060-.070in Compressed Cometic MLS Head Gasket, head at 80ccs, Stock Stroke and .030 over bore, LY rods, and the Dome works out to be about 11.1-12ish CCs. According to what I’m calculating with the .040in in the hole case with taller dome, the piston would be sticking out of the hole about .030in, or in the other case with the shorter dome and .050in in the hole it would be sticking out about .015in. Will that be an immediate head collision or is the dome on the valve side and there’s some clearance to be had? And if there is clearance any experience on about how much? It’s got a XE284H Comp cam with .507 & .510 lift.

Thanks in advance!


1968 Plymouth Fury - 440 Dual Quad Tunnel Ram