[dana44]

Although not a big fan of shaving heads, you can get or even make metal curved shims the same amount you shave the heads. Take .040 off and put .040 thick shims under the pedistals to move the rocker arms back to the proper height. I think Mopar Performance themselves offer them, or at least did. One thing to worry about is the pedistal that has the oil gallery in it, make sure the hole is large enough to prevent it from being blocked off.

 

[kzooman83]

Awesome. I did not know there was such a thing, but that makes my life a lot easier. It looks like they come in .010", .015", or .030" thickness, so to get .040 I would have to get a set of .010s and .030s, at like $14 per kit. Not bad.

If I would have known what I know now when i originally built this engine, I would have just milled the block .025 for zero deck clearance and 9.5:1 at the time. Oh, well; we live and learn.

 

[dana44]

Yes we do, yes we do.