Piston 0.007 past deck height with 198 rods. Go/No-Go?

csheehy said

You could be correct...
For me though, it works. I've got a 3.445" bore, so if your dimensions are accurate, that's right in my ballpark. And dropping a bit of compression, put me exactly where I wanted to be, which is 9.8. For me, it's a perfect fit...

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So does my next build. I'm going to use the FelPro Print O Seal. It measures 3.55". I had actually considered the Aussie head gasket for mine originally, as I had the non turbo flat top pistons pressed on. That was going to get compression about 10.3. So I reformulated my plan and pressed on the turbo style dished pistons instead and compression will come in about 9.4. Much more pump gas friendly.