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Old 01-10-2021, 08:08 AM   #6
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Re: What to check before buying cam & avoid piston to valve clearance problems?

With that lift you should be good, degree your cam and then verify clearance with the clay. Valve to Piston Clearance depends mostly on Size of Valve reliefs and Dia of Valves and Inversely Proportional to Duration of the Cam - That is the longer the duration the tighter the Valve to Piston Clearance. Basically do not worry about Valve to Piston Clearances with Cams under 300 Advertised Duration Degreed per Specks in STK OEM Specked Engines as Cam and Piston Manufactures take this into account. Ensure when Clay Modeling that you have enough Piston Valve Relieve Diameter when running Large Dia Valves.

Valve to Piston Clearances are closet when the Intake 1st Opens and the Exhaust Valve Closes - Advancing or Retarding the Cam by 2 Degrees generally changes the clearance by .010" respectively.

Head Gasket thickness, Milling either Deck or Heads change the Valve Seat Height and affect Valve to Piston Clearances - Generally Lobe lift has very little affect unless you running extreme (310+) durations.
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