Intake porting too high?

[Xinger]

Hi all, after doing a ton of reading from all the great post on here I finally decided to try a port job on a 55 rancher that's been sitting around for a while.

I somehow managed to go high on the intake side, even though my plan was to only widen it. I realized the potential dangers of having an exposed ring in the intake but that's where I am sitting right now and have a few questions.

I have a squish of .04 with the gasket removed so I could get the base machined down to .02 give or take but even at that the ring will still be about half way exposed at BDC.

Has anyone ran a saw like this?
How much does this effect timing?
Any way to fill some of the wall back?
What is the biggest concern? Catching a ring? Or timing?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

[wigglesworth]

Pics?

How much of the ring, width wise, is hanging down?

 

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Keep in mind it's my first job and not at final stages.
Hard to see in picture but pretty much full thickness of ring sticking below top of port

 

[wigglesworth]

Unfortunately my friend, without some serious dropping of that jug, I wouldn't run it....

Most I've cut out of a squish band I s .060. I don't know if .060 would tuck that ring back in or not...

 

[Xinger]

Yeah kinda what I was thinking.... I only have .02 to deal with. What would the saw run like... Not suggesting I would run it but just curious.

 

[tree_chomper]

Yeah kinda what I was thinking.... I only have .02 to deal with. What would the saw run like... Not suggesting I would run it but just curious.

I doubt it would run very long without catching that ring and causing destruction. Sorry to say it but I'd probably get another cylinder. Or maybe JB weld that area lol