What happens if your head gasket blows out?
What happens if your head gasket blows out?
A cylinder head gasket is bound to blow out after a while. This could cause the motor oil, fuel, and/or coolant to mix with each other in the internal combustion chamber. Since the head gasket is meant to prevent the mixture of these fluids, a blown head gasket could cause this and the results can be catastrophic.
Is the 920 head a good valve set?
The 920 heads are ’72-’73 350 heads. I’ve seen a few sets of 624 heads, and, well, they SUCK!! Late ’70s garbage, small ports, either 1.72 or 1.94 valves (as Rust mentioned), and they crack if you look at them. If you’re strapped for cash and need to use whatcha got, definitely the 920 set!
What kind of cylinder head does a smogger have?
My cylinder head list shows a 468642 as a 78-79 350 head.. “Typical smoggers along the likes of the 333882, 3986336, 3998920, 3998993, 462624 castings, etc. 1.94 intake, 1.5 exhaust. 76cc.” Try here!!
How to tell if your head gasket is blown?
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The 920 heads are ’72-’73 350 heads. I’ve seen a few sets of 624 heads, and, well, they SUCK!! Late ’70s garbage, small ports, either 1.72 or 1.94 valves (as Rust mentioned), and they crack if you look at them. If you’re strapped for cash and need to use whatcha got, definitely the 920 set!
Is the Camaro 350 a good head gasket?
The Camaro’s Vortec 355 is very happy at 10.55. That’s another reason I thought about a Vortec L31 long block. I wouldn’t have to steal heads from the Camaro and I’ve read CR is around 9.1-9.4, so some .015 head gaskets would get me where I want to be.
Can you add heads to a TBI 350?
Deviating from stock with a MAP based system is going to require a lot of tuning to take advantage of what you have improved. Otherwise, adding heads and a cam to a TBI can easily make it run worse rather than better, if you do not tune it.
