Originally posted by erik erikson
A Zero deck height engine on the street is a waste of time and money.All the work and money for a little gain in comp. ratio.With this mild of cam Why?I.M.O. why not just take off enough to make it flat and then if you have any problems down the road you will still have some material left to make it flat again.
Boy, Boy, Boy, Had me fooled, making enough HP to bust 400 blocks, giving advice on everything etc.. and then giving me heat about my Big E huffer. Thought you knew what was up!!!

BUT THEN YOU COME IN HERE AND SAY THERE IS NO ADVANTAGES T0 A ZERO DECK HEIGHT ENGINE ON THE STREET. WOW.....

IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO ZERO DECK ANY PERFORMANCE ENGINE BECAUSE IT MAXIMIZES A GOOD QUENCH AREA TO PUSH THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE INTO THE CHAMBER, CREATING DRAMATIC MIXTURE MOVEMENT THAT CREATES A MUCH BETTER AIR FUEL MIXTURE IN THE SPACE OF THE CHAMBER ABOVE THE PISTON, AND TO TOP THAT OFF, A BETTER MIX OF AIR FUEL IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER CREATES AND ENGINE THAT IS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DETONATION. THE SAFEST PISTON TO HEAD CLEARANCE FOR OPTIMAL QUENCH AREA IS .037-.039. MY SUGGESTION TO THIS FACT IS THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE EXTREMELY TIGHT TOLERANCES GO WITH THE 0 DECK AND FELPRO PERFORMANCE HEAD GASKET WITH A COMPRESSED HEIGHT OF .039


ERIK, DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND INVESTIGATE THE MATTER BEFORE YOU COME BACK ON ME AND HAVE A PROVABLE THEORY WHY I AM WRONG. ALL I HAVE JUST SAID HAS COME TRUE ON DYNO AND EVERYDAY DRIVING.