cylinder heads
November 30th, 2007, 12:46 PM
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cylinder heads
hello all,
i'm new here and i'm looking for an answer about my left cylinder head. i have a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe with the 350 rocket in it. the question is I have got a number 8 on the left cylinder head and can not find anyhting out about it. if anyone knows what the 8 is please let me know.
i'm new here and i'm looking for an answer about my left cylinder head. i have a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe with the 350 rocket in it. the question is I have got a number 8 on the left cylinder head and can not find anyhting out about it. if anyone knows what the 8 is please let me know.
November 30th, 2007, 01:10 PM
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hello all,
i'm new here and i'm looking for an answer about my left cylinder head. i have a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe with the 350 rocket in it. the question is I have got a number 8 on the left cylinder head and can not find anyhting out about it. if anyone knows what the 8 is please let me know.
i'm new here and i'm looking for an answer about my left cylinder head. i have a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe with the 350 rocket in it. the question is I have got a number 8 on the left cylinder head and can not find anyhting out about it. if anyone knows what the 8 is please let me know.
December 1st, 2007, 03:21 PM
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If the engine has a #8 head on one side and a #7 head (which is what a 71 350 should have) then the cr on the one bank is a full point higher than the other. 68 cc vs 79 cc chambers. If both heads are #8, then it could be a different engine, or later heads were bolted on.
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