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Re: How much to trim off head?

To: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: How much to trim off head?
From: vafred@erols.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:17:55 -0800
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <Pine.A41.3.95L.990315123741.119846B-100000@login0.isis.unc.edu>
John Middlesworth wrote:
> 
> I want a good street-driving TR3A.  What should I tell the machinist about
> taking metal off the bottom of the cylinder head?  He already has to clean
> up that surface a little: do I tell him to keep cutting down to a certain
> level using the same machine?
> 
> John Middlesworth


The more you take off, the more she heats up and more of a chance you 
have of a cracked/warped head, milled heads do not add H/P.

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