4mm aluminum spacer on the base. 1 stock gasket under the shim, and a PAPER cut out gasket for the top smeared with Indian shellac. Just a THIN coat to stop the paper from burning. A TOTAL shim of 4.4mm. That fully opens the ports, and leaves a deck of -2.5. Belt sand, and then flat sand (on glass) the Head until you take 2.4mm off. That will give you a PERFECT 65%squish band on the head, and allow you to use an aluminum head gasket. The engine will run to 8000 rpms as is, and top out near 45mph. It is a good SAFE spare kit. The kicker is milling the Cylinder or adding the 44 stroker and it will spin up to 11gs, and top in the mid 60's. With the 44mm stroker there is NO milling on the cylinder but the shim needs 2 full gaskets under the shim, and two on top. Being a 5.2mm TOTAL shim. Using 2 head gaskets you will get a perfect .8mm squish
The piston skirt needs to be cut 3.75mm to clear the transfers for either crank but the boost port windows line up perfect.
Ether set HAS to run the brhs plugs as the others will punch the dome.
I've been running this in all sorts of Config's. I now like the stroker/milled head the best.
ALL of this work can be done at HOME with a good belt sander,Jig saw, Dremel tool, and a pane of glass/sandpaper. Even cutting the Alum. spacer was done with a Jig saw, and dremel.
I promised my Tech pipe to Bats some months ago, and would like to get it to him (if he is still zx'n) so I am in the market for a pipe for this kit. Been debating the Phongeer, Scorpion, Burial. I think the Phongeer on the Malossi, and the Burial on the Ruima unless the Scorpion has a good price.
Hey Beast... Do you still see the Arrow pipes in Hai? I have found ONE for 600.00. It's not worth that...