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Who's to say all your rods are the same length ???

I don't know how you did it but I would do this...

1) assemble the short block
2) clean the piston tops in the quench area and put a dollop of putty on each
3) spray wd40 on the heads so the putty won't stick
4) install the heads WITHOUT shims or gaskets (you know the pistons are not going to hit so why do you need shims ???)
4) crank the motor over slowly ONCE
5) take the heads off and check the putty



Yeah, I did it once without shims. There was still a .020 difference b/w front and rear.

Good point about the rods, didnt think about that.

My whole concern here is to get the proper quench because I am running iron heads with about 10:1 CR and probly a smaller type cam (Engle k56/58 or Voodoo 60303). So I want to try to get rid of any ping that might occur. I want to be able to run pump gas. We do have 93 octane here.

Put it together and run it, You can easily destroy your budget chasing perfection that you'll never notice in a street driven car. Unless you have very deep pockets that is...