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02-11-2020, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy

I was just making a general statement about the valley pan, not pointed at anyone

np speedy.....

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02-11-2020, 01:21 PM

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Is that a hole in the guessing #6 intake port floor ?

02-11-2020, 02:08 PM

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Glen Self Racing Ok. They replaced the lifters, but. I cannot believe anyone would reuse that cam. I haven't spoke with them so i don't know if it was their decision or the owners. Also had a cracked head and then not setting the pushrod in the lifter pocket. I heard nothing but good about these guy's prior to buying this engine from a private party. But i am not impressed with any of their work on this motor. But the motor was rebuilt 3 yrs ago then sat till i purchased it. So move on and fix it right.

Dont spend a dime repairing those heads. There’s another 100hp in there with modern heads and compression. Assuming you’ve got a good exhaust system. What is your exhaust setup?

02-11-2020, 03:20 PM

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Dont spend a dime repairing those heads. There’s another 100hp in there with modern heads and compression. Assuming you’ve got a good exhaust system. What is your exhaust setup?

gaffrig headers dry to the tip. My mechanic caught the head while test firing and prior to dropping the motors in so i had him replace it at that time. Would have loved to put better heads on at that time. But after replacing everything in the bilge i was already way over budget and out of money. Like any good boater lol. So the goal is to work with what i have but replace the cam and valve train.

02-11-2020, 03:55 PM

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Is that a hole in the guessing #6 intake port floor ?

its a thread hole for the extra head studs that get used if the block has the bosses.

02-11-2020, 07:32 PM

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I ran the extra bolts with the Big M block and multiple sets of heads, never saw them come through the intake port. Maybe I was just lucky, seems like a great place for a vacuum leak.

02-11-2020, 11:55 PM

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I ran the extra bolts with the Big M block and multiple sets of heads, never saw them come through the intake port. Maybe I was just lucky, seems like a great place for a vacuum leak.

It needs to or should be plugged from the bottom side when not used.

02-13-2020, 10:29 AM

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that hole is plugged from under side....
didnt the old ZL1 aluminum block have the extra stud hole???

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02-13-2020, 01:18 PM

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It needs to or should be plugged from the bottom side when not used.

The Brodix heads that I used were tapped for studs, the holes never came all the way through. I believe the stud kit came with the Big M blocks. Different manufacturers do things differently I suppose.