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Piston to valve clearance?

  • Thread starter Thread starter LEEDAY Boss
  • Start date Start date Nov 13, 2006

LEEDAY Boss

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Anybody running a Comp Cams XE274HR with stock shortblock and ported E-7s. Was wandering abou PTV clearance with 1.6RR.
 

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With .555/.565 lift I/E, you'll almost certainly run into PTV clearance issues, not to mention coil bind if you're running stock valvesprings. Having that much lift, you absolutely must check clearances. I think the recommended clearance is somewhere around .110 for intake, and .080 for exhaust.
 
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