Mismatched engines (heads)
11-19-2003, 03:11 PM
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Mismatched engines (heads)
I have twin 454 mags. I had water in the oil on one motor so I had the heads redone. During the work I noticed the head I had rebuilt were Merlin cast icon heads , square port. The other engine has stock heads on it. Neither motor seems to have any other modifications. Would the difference in heads make enough of a difference to cause problems ? Should I look at putting matching Merlin heads on the other motor ?
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11-19-2003, 04:58 PM
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No problems I can think of. I ran 365hp mag engine on one side and a 330hp engine on the other one year and it was no problem. In my case, I think the 365 pulled the 330 up and little and the 330 pulled the 365 down a little. It ran great, but obviously not as good as it could have.
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