Thread: Valve to piston clearance?
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Old 01-23-2004, 05:27 AM
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.25 is a lot. You should be able to run around town with the cheapest Sunoco pump gas if that clearance is any indication of the compression you will have.

Do you own the pistons? Can you switch to a flat-top?

I agree with these other guys at the .08 to .1 range.
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