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Greg Reimer 7376 · 09-19-2016, 10:33 AM

My 327 calls for .002" tech height and a gasket thickness of .018" for a total deck with gasket of .020". We all know you would NEVER set an engine up that close. It would'nt work over 3000 rpm without clearance issues.This is nothing but a legal minimum. It's OK to have more deck height and gasket thickness than the minimum. Long ago, I built a 283 with a standard bore used block(try finding one now),and after getting the block and the assembly back from the machine shop, I trial assembled it without rings just to see what we had.We had .050"on one bank, .038"on the other, and that was without gaskets. I never remember hearing of the tech team measuring anybody's gasket thickness in a tear down situation. Anybody have their deck height checked,either?

09-19-2016, 10:33 AM	#6
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,111 Likes: 164 Liked 649 Times in 208 Posts	Re: Blueprint specs. My 327 calls for .002" tech height and a gasket thickness of .018" for a total deck with gasket of .020". We all know you would NEVER set an engine up that close. It would'nt work over 3000 rpm without clearance issues.This is nothing but a legal minimum. It's OK to have more deck height and gasket thickness than the minimum. Long ago, I built a 283 with a standard bore used block(try finding one now),and after getting the block and the assembly back from the machine shop, I trial assembled it without rings just to see what we had.We had .050"on one bank, .038"on the other, and that was without gaskets. I never remember hearing of the tech team measuring anybody's gasket thickness in a tear down situation. Anybody have their deck height checked,either? Last edited by Greg Reimer 7376; 09-19-2016 at 10:36 AM.