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Old 05-18-2018, 04:47 PM
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Does the 1971 LT1 engine have hardened valve seats?
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Did you post this same question in the C-3 section. Dennis
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Originally Posted by Building 3
Does the 1971 LT1 engine have hardened valve seats?
Not unless someone has changed the heads to later ones, or added them to the original heads at some point.

Some very interesting dialog here regarding hardened valve seats. Some of course is little more than opinion, but others have real world experience pro and con...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...s-or-no-2.html

Good luck... GUSTO

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