Piston to valve clearance - 454 Mag short block
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Piston to valve clearance - 454 Mag short block
I tried to do some searching, but came up short.
Assuming a stock 365 short block, where does one start to run into clearance issues?
Let's say I were to run a Crane 731 roller... is it generally a matter of installing, degreeing it in per the cam card, and being done? I know that checking PVC is a must anyway (i know how and have the tools to do it), but the intent is to avoid having to go into the short block to make changes.
How much lift is safe and with what duration?
Thanks!
Assuming a stock 365 short block, where does one start to run into clearance issues?
Let's say I were to run a Crane 731 roller... is it generally a matter of installing, degreeing it in per the cam card, and being done? I know that checking PVC is a must anyway (i know how and have the tools to do it), but the intent is to avoid having to go into the short block to make changes.
How much lift is safe and with what duration?
Thanks!
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I haven't removed the heads yet, but I have all the service records for the engine, and I'm dealing with a factory stock short block. I'll measure to be sure, but let's assume that the pistons are .020 below the deck, and dealing with an untouched cylinder head.
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I tried to do some searching, but came up short.
Assuming a stock 365 short block, where does one start to run into clearance issues?
Let's say I were to run a Crane 731 roller... is it generally a matter of installing, degreeing it in per the cam card, and being done? I know that checking PVC is a must anyway (i know how and have the tools to do it), but the intent is to avoid having to go into the short block to make changes.
How much lift is safe and with what duration?
Thanks!
Assuming a stock 365 short block, where does one start to run into clearance issues?
Let's say I were to run a Crane 731 roller... is it generally a matter of installing, degreeing it in per the cam card, and being done? I know that checking PVC is a must anyway (i know how and have the tools to do it), but the intent is to avoid having to go into the short block to make changes.
How much lift is safe and with what duration?
Thanks!
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It's not really the lift an duration that's going to get you on a marine engine. When you go from say a 2.25 valve to a 2.3 with a 454 piston it will hit on the sides of the relief. Or if you go from a 2.3 valve to a 2.35 or 2.375 on the large bore Pistons. But that's a different story because with those kind of heads they are rolling the valve angle a couple degrees.
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Tom, I don't think you will have an issue with flat top or small dome pistons and a 731. I am running a cam with .596 / .612 lift and similar duration to the 731 with flat tops, and it wasn't even close to interference. No need to go larger than 2.19 / 1.88 with the relatively small bore of a 454 block, from what I have been told.