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82 GT · 06-13-2003, 08:45 AM

Sorry FOXBODY, I misread your question and plus I was thinking you had AFR 165 heads(for some reason).
Like you said about piston/valve clearance, it's the duration that really matters and not so much the lift.
Flycutting the pistons isn't that expensive. A few years back I had a 302 that need notched pistons and it was only like $65 or so to have them done.

06-13-2003, 08:45 AM	#5
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Sorry FOXBODY, I misread your question and plus I was thinking you had AFR 165 heads(for some reason). Like you said about piston/valve clearance, it's the duration that really matters and not so much the lift. Flycutting the pistons isn't that expensive. A few years back I had a 302 that need notched pistons and it was only like $65 or so to have them done. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.