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Old 07-10-2004, 11:15 PM
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milling the head on an F2?

I want to mill the head on my F2 to raise the compression, how much material can I remove safely?

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Re: milling the head on an F2?

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I want to mill the head on my F2 to raise the compression, how much material can I remove safely?
you sure that raises compression, seems to me you make the combustion chamber bigger you lose compression. am I right or no?
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you sure that raises compression, seems to me you make the combustion chamber bigger you lose compression. am I right or no?

If you're shaving the head that means you're taking material off of the surface which butts up to the block, therefore making the combustion chamber smaller, which in turn makes for higher compression and more horsepower.

If you have a copper gasket, you could also get a thinner head gasket, or take a layer or two off your existing one(very carefully of course) to accomplish the same for much less money.
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

Back in the day when we did my F2, we shaved just enough to make the head flat (less than .010). There was still a lot of clearance so I guess a bit more would do. You could always do the clay method to see how much room you have. The bigger gain would be in mild port work and a full radius valve job.
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

Not sure about the F2 chamber...but on some heads milling reduces the squish band enough to affect the rings....
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

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If you're shaving the head that means you're taking material off of the surface which butts up to the block, therefore making the combustion chamber smaller, which in turn makes for higher compression and more horsepower.

If you have a copper gasket, you could also get a thinner head gasket, or take a layer or two off your existing one(very carefully of course) to accomplish the same for much less money.
so is milling basically the same as decking just done on a head rather than on the block on the surface where the 2 meet?
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

Pretty much
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

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ok I understand now. so it should actually be thought of as getting the compression in all the cylinders more equal to each other and that will be a greater benefit than bumping the compression a tiny bit even though both will happen when the process is done so its a win win situation. any serious engine buildup you want to make sure the mating surafaces are perfectly square so they mate perfectly.
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

Biggest issue it degreeing the cams back in. Does someone make slotted cam chain sprockets?
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Re: milling the head on an F2?

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Biggest issue it degreeing the cams back in. Does someone make slotted cam chain sprockets?
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