decking the block
decking the block
I am building my 460 just for street and a little fun. i have a set of d3ve heads and i know the CC are around 92. i was wanting to raise the C/R a little. how much can i deck my block? that doesnt mess up my intake to my heads right?
460's had different decks to start with. So just removing material is not the ideal way to go. A machine shop will determine how much the deck has to be milled to achive "square". Then you can go from there.
Measure your combustion chambers on your heads and determine how much if any material has been removed. Check the valbe seats to see if any of the valves were ground too far or if the seats are shot pr have also been bround too far.
There are far more ways to achieve compression than just milling the block by a given amount.
Pistons , such as the size and valve reliefs can have an affect on compression. Valve reliefs alone are huge when it comes to static conpression, as well as different thickness head gaskets and combution chamber design.
Machine the engine only as far is required for your application and then change the tunable or variable items to suit you. (head gaskets)
Everything has a pro and con. Cutting the block a long way may not be the way to go for you. Consult your machinist and consider some of the options.
Measure your combustion chambers on your heads and determine how much if any material has been removed. Check the valbe seats to see if any of the valves were ground too far or if the seats are shot pr have also been bround too far.
There are far more ways to achieve compression than just milling the block by a given amount.
Pistons , such as the size and valve reliefs can have an affect on compression. Valve reliefs alone are huge when it comes to static conpression, as well as different thickness head gaskets and combution chamber design.
Machine the engine only as far is required for your application and then change the tunable or variable items to suit you. (head gaskets)
Everything has a pro and con. Cutting the block a long way may not be the way to go for you. Consult your machinist and consider some of the options.





