Adapting and L76 Manifold
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Adapting and L76 Manifold
This may not be feasible at all, but I thought I would ask the question. Is it possible to adapt the L76 manifold to an LS1? It's just the price of a FAST is outrageous in my opinion.
The ports are obviously different, rectangle vs cathedral. Rockers are offset on the L-92 head so the ports may be shifted slightly as well, but are the bolt passages and water passage the same?
The ports are obviously different, rectangle vs cathedral. Rockers are offset on the L-92 head so the ports may be shifted slightly as well, but are the bolt passages and water passage the same?
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This may not be feasible at all, but I thought I would ask the question. Is it possible to adapt the L76 manifold to an LS1? It's just the price of a FAST is outrageous in my opinion.
The ports are obviously different, rectangle vs cathedral. Rockers are offset on the L-92 head so the ports may be shifted slightly as well, but are the bolt passages and water passage the same?
The ports are obviously different, rectangle vs cathedral. Rockers are offset on the L-92 head so the ports may be shifted slightly as well, but are the bolt passages and water passage the same?
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I even thought about notching the bore to accomodate the L-92 head, but because of the valve angle so steep I was afraid it would cut into a ring area of the bore. Not to mention you crowd the area around the valve so it might inhibit flow anyway.
What the heck, you gotta keep trying. Making horsepower cheap is like getting into a womans pants. You not going to get there if you don't try.
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That's good to know. The L-92 head is so cheap, I really thought about going to a 6.0 liter just to take advantage of price of that head.
I even thought about notching the bore to accomodate the L-92 head, but because of the valve angle so steep I was afraid it would cut into a ring area of the bore. Not to mention you crowd the area around the valve so it might inhibit flow anyway.
What the heck, you gotta keep trying. Making horsepower cheap is like getting into a womans pants. You not going to get there if you don't try.
I even thought about notching the bore to accomodate the L-92 head, but because of the valve angle so steep I was afraid it would cut into a ring area of the bore. Not to mention you crowd the area around the valve so it might inhibit flow anyway.
What the heck, you gotta keep trying. Making horsepower cheap is like getting into a womans pants. You not going to get there if you don't try.
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