Thread: 400 SBC build - Ring gap ???

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

A .060 over 400?
Make sure you have good head gaskets,make sure the block and heads are square,have a good cooling system and say about twenty "Hail Mary's."

haha alright, that sounds good. Its .060 over for sure, good ole 413 lol probably about the limit id presume. the block is standard deck, I cant cut it any otherwise ill go over 10:1 c/r with my 64cc vortecs. but It should cool fine, i got the heads drilled for the steam holes. I dont have the gaskets for the heads, but im tryin to decide what thickness I should be going with for good quench. Ill be running a new aluminum radiator as well.
do you guys think it would be having any cooling problems?
thanks

Originally Posted by facemelter

haha alright, that sounds good. Its .060 over for sure, good ole 413 lol probably about the limit id presume. the block is standard deck, I cant cut it any otherwise ill go over 10:1 c/r with my 64cc vortecs. but It should cool fine, i got the heads drilled for the steam holes. I dont have the gaskets for the heads, but im tryin to decide what thickness I should be going with for good quench. Ill be running a new aluminum radiator as well.
do you guys think it would be having any cooling problems?
thanks

The thickness of gaskets you use to set the quench will be determined by the piston deck height.