reason to be excited...

just .030" over, bake and magnaflux… I decided against Oringing it because people have been making reliable power (700 rwhp!!!) on STOCK head gaskets, so with my metal one, i should be OK. I also had headwork done, the rotating assy was balanced, the crank was polished, it cam knife edged and radiused from nissan, a valve job, a new oil pump drive put on and some combustion chamber work. I don’t have a truck, so i havent been able to pick it up… and i still need to get shit painted…

The official list of parts going into it is:

wiseco pistons
pauter rods
jun oil pump
jun main studs
jun valve guides
jun crank drive collar
tomei cams (270 x 10.25 )
tomei solid lifters
tomei head gasket (stock thickness)
tomei adjustable cam gears (5 bolt)
hks valve seals
ferrea double valve springs
ferrea titanium retainers
ferea titanium valve seats
OEM valves
NIMO water pump
Power enterprise F1 black metal bearings
Power enterprise timing belt
ARP head studs
OEM tensioners

also being used:
exeddy triple plate clutch
AEM EMS
my Garrett GT3040r is blown up and STILL needs to be rebuilt…
i think that is about it.

all this pushing on the RB equivalent of the stock 240 tranny and differential. I need to be gentle.