1st Gen Neon 1995 through 1999 Neons

head clearance

Old Mar 5, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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would it be safe to take 4 thou off? head is warped about 2-3 thous the extra thou would be just to clean it up
would it be ok
 
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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well turns out its gonna be about 20 thous gettin taken off.
am i gonna have a problem with timing
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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I took 28 off mine, but re-cammed with a Crane.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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i have 30/1000ths taken off of mine with crane 16s and its fine
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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i will still be using stock cams though so will i have any interfence problems? will i need new cam gears
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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you wont have an interferance problem if you time your car correctly when you re-install your timing belt... you will not need new cam gears.... It never hurts to go out and get a degree wheel and do it the right way...
 
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