Blueprint specs.

[Rsmith38]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

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?

Yes - Both NHRA and IHRA checked deck height and gasket thickness on my Jeep when I set the records - both were very professional -