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[6pack] Time to Mill the Head & Deck the Block

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Subject: [6pack] Time to Mill the Head & Deck the Block
From: "John Cyganowski" <janah@att.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 06:28:13 -0400
All-

We are getting ready to plane the head and deck the block. The objective is 
to take it up to 9.5:1.

The shop did a test fit of the new pistons into the block the other day to 
see where we are for deck height. (Oh Baby!) So we are at -0.014.

What are the pros and cons of zero decking the block? I can think of:

1. More money (what else is new?)
2. The block is done (can't plane it again for another rebuild).

I know I will lose the block serial number if I deck it.  I plan to restamp 
it. Anyone know what size/style font?

Somewhere I heard someone say that the combustion characteristics were 
better with a zero decked block? Anyone want to defend that one?

So right now it looks as though I will take 0.048-0.053" off the head.
Anything else I may have missed here?
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