Need help in picking the right head gasket for my hemi head

89smudslinger

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I put a longer connecting rod in my hemi head and the piston comes to the top of the cylinder... I had a stock gasket on it and the exhaust valve was smacking top of piston. How thick of a gasket should I use
 
You need .035 clearance between the piston and the head.The exhaust valve is a different problem . The piston needs to be cut for clearance, .040 would be the minimum ,should have more.
 
You need .035 clearance between the piston and the head.The exhaust valve is a different problem . The piston needs to be cut for clearance, .040 would be the minimum ,should have more.
Hemi head 212 predictor sorry I didn’t put that lol
 
You need .035 clearance between the piston and the head.The exhaust valve is a different problem . The piston needs to be cut for clearance, .040 would be the minimum ,should have more.
Maybe a link to a video showing how to do the soft solder test to measure clearances?
 
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