Yb head thickness quick question
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Yb head thickness quick question
My head has just been removed and it seems ive had some piston contact the head measures 138.5 how much can be safley skimmed from these? its 2wd if that makes any odds..
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yeah its being rebuit with new pistons etc Euan so can go lower comp but was just interested as to what people would say is a head which has been to skimmed as it were. what are they standard?
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The best solution is to machine the pistons with valve cut outs. With this done it is fine to use a YB head down to 138.0mm thickness. (They are 139.0mm new)
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you always get some markings on a piston, i have run 138.4 no probs and people have said they have run 138.3 / 138.2 but only hearsay,
I have run a 138.4 on standard comp and pistons, but cant you just valve cut the pistons
I have run a 138.4 on standard comp and pistons, but cant you just valve cut the pistons
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yeah i can get round it with piston cutout and a low comp piston i guess. thanks chaps. ive not seen the damage yet so hope its not to deep
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just been told there are some other marks on the head so its going to be pressure tested before any work commences.. can see this getting expensive!!
good to know i have another mm if needed PGT, every mm counts
good to know i have another mm if needed PGT, every mm counts
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Just to add to what has allready been posted, the issue with heads below 138mm is NOT to do with valve seat inserts coming out, but simply that it is impossible to mill an alloy head with a diamond cutter once the seat inserts or valve heads are flush with the head face. (Not to mention the obvious issue that C.R goes up considerably with over 1mm from the head face.)
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yeah thats what my number 3 is like Neil, other are ok though. I went round and saw the engine last night and No3 has a full MM movment up and down on the rod. Think i was very lucky this didnt let go while it was running..
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not sure Neil as it wasnt built by me last time and i have no reciepts, standard pistons though and stardard bore so presuming standard comp. Also motorsport 200 block
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Not for that one Andy, thats the WRC one your thinking of with all the machining done. This is like a normal 200 without the rear core plug for some extra strengh
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Stu needs to read this and then he will explain about the squish area!!
Alloy welding a head? I would not do that due heat related problems as the head and the welded area will heat up at different rates..
If the weld dropped out due to expansion of the head it would kill a expensive bottom end..
I've seen 139mm heads which have been tig welded and skimmed and passed off as a unskimmed headu could clearly see around the water jackets that it had been welded!!!!
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Alloy welding a head? I would not do that due heat related problems as the head and the welded area will heat up at different rates..
If the weld dropped out due to expansion of the head it would kill a expensive bottom end..
I've seen 139mm heads which have been tig welded and skimmed and passed off as a unskimmed headu could clearly see around the water jackets that it had been welded!!!!
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Its being done by a good friend who runs TS Performance, hes a professional engine builder worked for Pro-Drive and was on the Mcclaren race team for awhile. He knows his stuff, the old girl is in safe hands.
Hes on here sometimes Legend247 i think he is..
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https://passionford.com/forum/technical-essay-archives/42723-minimum-cossie-head-thickness.html
I believe Karl Norris does this welding work too, when we found out that ours was too thin we considered it as an option as decent heads are few and far between these days. This is until we found a brand new one from cosworth, but not cheap
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