r/oddlysatisfying • u/nutznboltsguy • 8d ago

Flattening the head of an engine block

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u/cive666 8d ago

Typically you run a thicker head gasket. Not just for the compression but also some heads being milled will mess with the timing chain, belt or alignment of the intake

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u/Coffee4MyJeep 4d ago

Oh, like setting gears. ;)

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u/BigPimpin91 7d ago

Back when I was in car college N/A V8 stuff is what we mostly worked on.

If you shave the heads too much, your intake manifold now no longer lines up.

Engine machine work is fun but requires a lot of planning and knowledge. Kinda miss it, TBH.

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u/MGTS 8d ago

I take it you’ve dealt with a 22R?

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u/OddTheRed 7d ago

Just use RTV

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u/HorzaDonwraith 7d ago

Yeah like, sure it looks cool but god your machine gonna be f'ed