350 Deck height
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NJ
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 87 Camaro Z28
Engine: 355
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.73
350 Deck height
I am trying to calculate the the compression ratio of my 355 chevy gen I small block. I know all the basics like cylinder head size pistons and rotating assembly etc. The piece of information I am missing is if the block was decked or not. Had a bad experience with the machine shop i dealt with and the receipts and paper work on clear on if it was deck or how much it was. Is there a way to measure this with out pulling the motor and taking off the cylinder heads?
#2
Supreme Member
iTrader: (29)
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Location, Location!
Posts: 1,410
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Car: 92 T/A 'vert
Engine: Mild .040 over L98 4 bolt mains
Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Re: 350 Deck height
No. And, I'm no expert but, if I understand this correctly, the most important measurement is how far the piston is down the hole at TDC.
#3
Re: 350 Deck height
Yep.Your right.A clue if a block was decked is if the numbers stamped on the deck on the passenger side in front of the head are gone,then it was cut.How much can only be told by your machine shop or by removing the head and measuring it.Really just to be told by the machine shop isn't enough.Standard re-builder's pistons have a very poor pin height for performance use.Too far down in the hole that is.Sometimes you can clean off the tops of the pistons,which you would do anyways to measure it,and pick up a part number and size of the top of the pistons.Then trace that number to get from the source getting what pin height they are.SCR's/DCR's and quench are dependent on that.
Last edited by 1gary; 06-10-2013 at 03:40 AM.
#4
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Posts: 17,110
Likes: 0
Received 120 Likes
on
101 Posts
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: 350 Deck height
Do your calculations for compression ratio using 0.006" and 0.030" as a deck height. Your final answer should fall between those limits. At least it will give you a ballpark compression ratio range.
#5
Supreme Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: North Salt Lake
Posts: 1,353
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: '86 Camaro, '94 Camaro, 3 others
Engine: LG4 ->L29, L32->LR4, L36, LG4, L31
Transmission: 700R-4, T5WC, 4L80E, SM465, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.23, WTB/WTT 2.93
Re: 350 Deck height
My first 350 came out weak because my replacement pistons were only 1.54" instead of 1.56", so my deck-down was around 0.045", plus my MrGasket set came with 0.051"-thick head gaskets. That may be a worst-case scenario, but still safer than a decked block with really thin gaskets.
#6
Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Bremen KY
Posts: 195
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1985 firebird
Engine: 360"sbc NA pump gas
Transmission: Th350 manual valve body
Axle/Gears: Moser 12 bolt 4.11:1
Re: 350 Deck height
My first 350 came out weak because my replacement pistons were only 1.54" instead of 1.56", so my deck-down was around 0.045", plus my MrGasket set came with 0.051"-thick head gaskets. That may be a worst-case scenario, but still safer than a decked block with really thin gaskets.
No, seriously it probly don't have enuff quench for boost to be AS effective.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Billy Decker
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
0
09-04-2015 03:46 PM