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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by vipersteve:
How thick is the head gasket for 97 GTS?

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Steve -
I gather from your questions your trying to evaluate your compression ratio.

First you'll need to determine the compression height and other data:

The compression height is the distance from the center of the pin hole to the deck of the piston. Evaluate the compression height to compensate for stroker or destroker cranks, long rods, or blocks which have been milled excessively, etc. If your Viper block has never been out of the car and not decked (or milled)
the stock values may still apply.

To calculate the compression height, use the following formula:

Block Height minus 1/2 the crank stroke, minus the rod length, minus the deck clearance (amount piston is "in the hole").

1. Bore Size

2. Crankshaft Stroke

3. Rod Length

4. Gasket thickness and block height (amount block has been milled).

5. Head CC

7. Amount heads have been milled

-- If you can holdout till Monday, I will get you the exact specs when I get to the shop.

Doug
 

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