.000 distance below deck

[chapel40]

Some stroker kits have 0 below deck. This means your piston would touch the head if you didn't have a head gasket, correct? Am I missing something or if you get any wear at all wouldn't you get piston slap?

[cdr]

yes that would be perfect with a .039 thick head gasket. but you wont know till you mock up the short block & measure everything, & then deck the block, mine has .052 head gaskets, because my piston is .015 above deck after decking the block.

[chapel40]

Thanks man

[BSB67]

Interesting terminology.  Maybe it is actually .000" above the deck

[chapel40]

lol, oops