bbc heads 049s or 781s???
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going to put 2.19 intake valves in and some bowl work what heads will do better and have higher comp? so say 049s some times have a 122cc combustion chamber?????
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Yes those heads can have huge chambers and ya gotta cc them..I had to get a lot milled my 049's to get it down to 118. I think the 049's/781's are pretty close in terms of port desgin&size. They flow well as even a stock set can flow 270 cfm on the intake!
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I have a single bare reconditioned 820 head. Oven cleaned, shot blasted, mag checked, bronze liners honed to size, hardened exh seats, 3 angle valve job and resurfaced. 2.065 int and 1.72 exhaust. Casting #3993820.
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$475.00.
(315) 343-6030 days
(315) 343-3666 eves