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Hell yes, .100 off a stock piston is huge. Get taller pistons. decking that much will ruin the fitment of the intake. Put a std crank in there, TDC to each corner and measure to deck off journal, subtract 1.79 (1/2 of stroke), then subtract 1.062 (1/2 of rod journal). this should get you pretty close to deck height. Measure your piston crown to part line of connecting rod cap and rod. The difference is your piston relief, either positive (out of the hole) or negative (in the hole). Eg. 360 with H116CP pistons with a compression height of 1.670 yields a .017 quench. I suppose you could use 1.687 as the pin height to deck with these figures.....but do the math or drop an assembly in and measure.

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