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piston to valve clearance

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I have a real mild cast iron headed 440 dodge, small solid cam. What is the minimum clearance you can run with on the street? It will occasionally see a 6000 rpm shift point.
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Re: piston to valve clearance

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quickd100 wrote:I have a real mild cast iron headed 440 dodge, small solid cam. What is the minimum clearance you can run with on the street? It will occasionally see a 6000 rpm shift point.
.100" = intake
.120" = exhaust
These figures are WITH lash.
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