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Message: [QUOTE="Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto, post: 781428, member: 8143"] I don't necessarily agree. Machining the pistons with a 0.050" pocket gives you adequate clearance, and drops about .25 of a point of compression. I doubt you can even see that on a dyno, nor feel it driving. Even with our de-lipped and deep valve relieved pistons there is only minimal haze on a cold start with no actual harder starting than normal at 0*F. The valve reliefs will make no quantifiable difference other than a couple hundred bucks and the fact that you won't have valves hit your pistons if you break an input shaft or u-joint while under WOT conditions. I have also seen lot of valve contact in engines we've torn down that had no previous issues until we find that. Usually these are trucks that get ran hard, raced or pulled. I'd rather not tear down an engine that was already built once, just because I didn't want to spend a little extra to get valve reliefs. In the end it's up to the consumer and all we can do is advise them. Yes it will run fine without them. But at least you know the difference. [/QUOTE]

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