Piston to Valve Clearence Question

I know the rule of thumb is .080" for intake on a steel rod engine. Here is my problem/question. I took the 452 heads off of my 383 and put on a set of eddy 84cc heads. Did a valve/piston check with checking springs and dial indicator. Exhaust is fine. Intake is terrible at 5* ATDC to 10* ATDC. Now the way I see it the intake valve is chasing the piston, and shouldn't be a problem. Should I change my way of thinking or button her up? What do you guys think?

How did you check it? Did you install the cam and time it correctly, then do the clay on the top of the piston and rotate the crank? Because cam timing greatly affects p/v clearance.

When the engine was first built the cam was installed straight up. I would prefer not to retard cam to make this work. All measurements are being done with checking springs and a dial indicator. The worst of the measurements is .010" @ 6* ATDC

I you're running a roller cam you should check with the springs you'll run. Heavy roller cam springs can cause a lot of deflection in the valve train and your current numbers could go out the window.

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With .080" being the mininmum at any point in the cycle, .010" is not acceptable. Not sure the best way out whether flycutting (enough cutting might change balance too far) A thicker gasket would cost CR (& possibly your quench). Smaller cam. When you solve it if your cam gear has (3) keyways I'd suggest checking the VP clearance in all three positions so later on if you experiment w cam timing the PV clearance will already be dealt with. I prefer light springs and a dial indicator rather than light springs and clay (less mess/more accurate & a direct reading) & check the radial clearance between the perimeter of the valve and the eyebrow in addition to the depth. Good luck & holler back with how it turns out.