In my opinion, the compression ratio argument doesn't hold up. Most of
us racing with 87mm forged pistons must custom order pistons. It's easy
enough to specify 0.025 more compression height in order to make up for
the difference in gasket thickness.
Jack W. Drews wrote:
>One man's opinion:
>
>Some owners really want to use the steel shim gasket just to get the
>increase in compression ratio. But, consider the fact that the stock
>sandwich gasket compresses to maybe .050, the steel shim gasket
>compresses to maybe .025, so you can get the same compression ratio
>increase by just milling the head another .025.
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