[Fot] TR3 piston rookie question

[Joe Boruch]

Your piston height depends on a couple of factors.  Like what rpm's, what head
gasket, etc.  For racing the cranks flex and you need more clearance than you
think.  I use a steel shim head gasket (0.022 inches compressed) and have had
pistons that were 0.005 inches below the top of the liners still hit the head.
I now leave at least 0.010" clearance at the top of the piston, for a total of
0.032".  My rev limiter is set at 7300rpm and the pistons do not hit.  Joe(B)

-- "Greg & Alison Blake" <ablake2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
Can anyone tell me the crown height for a stock TR3 piston?  If I order
the stock height + .005, will I have enough extra to mill off to get a
zero deck height?  As far as I know the block has not been decked in the
past.

Thanks,

Greg
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