If anyone has any used (or new?) 3.4l/3400 head gaskets around that they can measure the inside diameter of the bore rings on and post the results I'd appreciate it.
When I used the old gaskets from a camaro motor as a guide to clean up the chambers on a pair of 3400 heads I'm using I assumed that they were the right size for the stock bore (92mm). Now that I've measured them I see they're 94.5mm. In order to seal properly I'm going to need gaskets at least 93mm. I'd assume that most gaskets are going to be fine, but working off assumptions hasn't been going that well for me lately so if I can get some measurements it would give me a little piece-of-mind before I order gaskets.
After I get some bearings I'm going to measure my piston-to-deck unclearence and if it's much under .020 I might shave down the tops of my pistons and use a .040 gasket instead of a .060 (I'm using 3400 pistons). So measurements from both gaskets would be helpful. Delco? Fel-pro? others? What's available?
When I used the old gaskets from a camaro motor as a guide to clean up the chambers on a pair of 3400 heads I'm using I assumed that they were the right size for the stock bore (92mm). Now that I've measured them I see they're 94.5mm. In order to seal properly I'm going to need gaskets at least 93mm. I'd assume that most gaskets are going to be fine, but working off assumptions hasn't been going that well for me lately so if I can get some measurements it would give me a little piece-of-mind before I order gaskets.
After I get some bearings I'm going to measure my piston-to-deck unclearence and if it's much under .020 I might shave down the tops of my pistons and use a .040 gasket instead of a .060 (I'm using 3400 pistons). So measurements from both gaskets would be helpful. Delco? Fel-pro? others? What's available?
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