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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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using what i have laying around. figure a touch over 10-1 compression, quench about .050, KB hyper pistons, L79 cam. I have two sets of heads laying around. stock edelbrock RPM heads or a set of old but good 461 heads. which should i go with. I will be putting the engine in a pickup truck. using small tube headers.
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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using what i have laying around. figure a touch over 10-1 compression, quench about .050, KB hyper pistons, L79 cam. I have two sets of heads laying around. stock edelbrock RPM heads or a set of old but good 461 heads. which should i go with. I will be putting the engine in a pickup truck. using small tube headers.
Use the 461 heads on the truck and sell me the Edelbrocks real cheap.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Exactly what I was gonna say.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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most likely, you'll make as much withthe 461s using that l79 cam anyway.

plus i like the stock look personally

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