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Old 07-02-2008, 09:33 PM
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Default Re: L-78 Motor and auto trans

Weren't the 840 heads a smaller exhaust valve (1.72) than a 291 head (1.88)?
If that were the case, as I think, then that motor with 2 different heads would be a little lopsided in power output from side to side. Probably not enough to notice though.
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