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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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I am to assume that all 89 Vettes have aluminum heads


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Yes. Starting in late '85 or '86 they all got aluminum heads.
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Originally Posted by Kubs
Yes. Starting in late '85 or '86 they all got aluminum heads.
In 86 coupes got them mid year and all verts got alluminum heads.
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Originally Posted by JackDidley
In 86 coupes got them mid year and all verts got alluminum heads.

I thought it was just verts in '86, with all models getting them in '87.

Hmmmm????
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Originally Posted by AKS Racing
I thought it was just verts in '86, with all models getting them in '87.

Hmmmm????
no, I had a mid year 86 with 113 aluminum heads
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