shoestring
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How much can you skim of the head before you need to worry about the timing belt being too long? - getting some new valves put in & was going to get the head skimmed to tidy it up for the MLS gasket. Now wondering whether to up the compression a bit at the same time.
Tim
We have about 0.100" off our head with a 0.036" head gasket. We have a -1 tooth belt installed, and it's TIGHT. If you're not in that ballpark, the regular belt should suffice. I have seen tensioners where the center hole is smaller/larger than others, and this will affect how much adjustment you get out of it.