Don't want the new engine prone to detonation.... I was not going to zero the deck on this one, just plane it and move on. With that said the piston will have a .04 gasket and will he .015 in the hole. That's a .055 total distance down in the bore, at roughly 9.5:1 comp ratio. I only have 2 piston options at this point one has the factory style 351 dish in the middle and the other has 4 valve reliefs with what appears to be an otherwise flat top.
Educate me.
What are the cc volumes of both pistons? While researching a 357 build about a year or so ago, Woody (Ford Strokers) commented that there were really no good 357 pistons because the market was not there for it. He commented that no one was building nonstroker motors anymore. That being said, I think he recommended a wiesco piston to me, but I don't remember a part number or specifics.
Me personally, I don't care for the individual TB, but I am more of a function over looks guy. They also just don't seem to belong on a fox body style car, but that's just me.
Joe