How to measure deck height?
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First off, all lsx engines have the piston protruding from the bore. If someone tells you they zero decked the block that's Impossible. If anything they had it milled to correct for any warpage or to true up the deck surface.
I think what you're really after is to see how far the pistons are out of the bore. First start with a carbon free piston, then with a dial indicator on the block deck surface, rotate the engine until you're at true top dead center. Then with a machinists straight edge, lay it across the top of the piston. Take your set of feeler guages and find out what fits under the straight edge and the deck surface. This is the quick and dirty way to do it. You may be off a thousandth or so but it's the quick dirty way and fairly accurate.
I think what you're really after is to see how far the pistons are out of the bore. First start with a carbon free piston, then with a dial indicator on the block deck surface, rotate the engine until you're at true top dead center. Then with a machinists straight edge, lay it across the top of the piston. Take your set of feeler guages and find out what fits under the straight edge and the deck surface. This is the quick and dirty way to do it. You may be off a thousandth or so but it's the quick dirty way and fairly accurate.
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The LSx pistons are normally "in the hole" .010-.012 according to the machine shop I used...
Also be sure to check all four corners of the cylinder really..... about 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, and 10:30.. Also a dial indicator doesnt cost that much...
Also be sure to check all four corners of the cylinder really..... about 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, and 10:30.. Also a dial indicator doesnt cost that much...
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So far Ive worked on 5.3s, LQ4s, LQ9s, LS2s, LS1s, LS6s and a couple of built motors, my 418 was .08 out, my 420 was IIRC .09 out, a forged rod/piston 6.0 block I built was .08 out. Where anyone has gotten a piston in the hole is beyond me.
FYI here is how to measure TRUE deck height
http://www.faliconcranks.com/pdf/rod...ion_height.pdf
I think you were after was the piston protrusion, which is measured with a dial inidicator such as this one. Zero the indicator on the deck then rotate it over on top of the piston and turn the crank until the highest number is achieved.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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if your measuring on a bare block, get a large dial caliper and measure from the deck to the main bearing bore (with no bearing installed). then add 1.375 (half of the bearing bore diameter). factory spec is 9.235-9.245.
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