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Old February 12th, 2013, 03:06 PM
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Kenne Bell Olds head ?????
Does anyone know who ported the Kenne Bell Olds heads for them back in the 80's.
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Old August 21st, 2017, 05:46 PM
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Does anyone know who ported the Kenne Bell Olds heads for them back in the 80's.
Precisioned Speed run by Dave & Karen Smith did a bunch. I worked for them in the 80s and did lots of heads for Kenne Bell.
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Very Cool.
What are you up to today?
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Old August 22nd, 2017, 06:24 AM
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I was sorry to see Kenne Bell leave the Olds market. The best fitting set of BBO headers I've ever owned were ones I got from them in the 1980s for my 1970 W-30. No hammering and they cleared the clutch linkage just fine.
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Very Cool.
What are you up to today?
Pretty much out of the automotive field, but still do a little CNC machining from time to time.
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I visited precision speed back in 1981. You might have been the machinist working on a 455 4 bolt main conversion when I was in the shop.
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I still have the Kenne Bell HO Racing sway bars I bought in the 80's. 1 3/8 inch beefy things
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have the complete kenne bell oiling system for my SBO.
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Old August 23rd, 2017, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
I was sorry to see Kenne Bell leave the Olds market. The best fitting set of BBO headers I've ever owned were ones I got from them in the 1980s for my 1970 W-30. No hammering and they cleared the clutch linkage just fine.
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Their small block headers also fit well as did their 455 Buick headers.
I having nothing but good things to say about Kenne Bell and Dave Smith!
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