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Old 03-08-2026, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by steve25 View Post
Looks to me like with a .020” deck , your 80 CC heads and a 9.4 CC head gasket and those pistons that you will have a 9 to 1 compression ratio.

Mill your heads .045” and you will pretty much be at 9.5.

It’s better to drill and just tap for the new rocker studs that are 1/2” on the bottom.

It’s best to have a shop do this unless you have a good drill press that can handle a 1/2” bit and do the taping also.

You will need to make a wood 14 degree wedge to set the head on.
It has been a while. But I have tapped a set of 47 heads, currently on my Lemans, for 1/2 base threads. It didn't require a drill press. But I did make a block to assist both as a stud puller and as a tap guide. Maybe I can find that thread.

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