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Old 10-09-2020, 02:26 PM   #3
Cadillac Bill
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Default Re: Shave or not to shave?

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Originally Posted by J Franklin View Post
Starting with around 20 HP you won't notice too much. I would just make sure it was a flat surface.
Thank you for your response.

I have heard that 1926-27 Model T somehow it was about 4 to one compression ratio, less than than 4.5 in earlier models. I have heard that a shave of 1/8th maybe up to 1/25th inches. I could get up to about 5 or 5.5 to one.

I have heard that I take a lump of clay on the tops of some valves, torque the head down, rotate the engine and see how much extra clearance will clear as it is, but still have a question that I could get the water jacket too thin?

Back to your question, about "a flat surface"?
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