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#1 Posted : Friday, 24 June 2011 5:31:37 AM(UTC)
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boy and girls
now i know this is a holden forum but i thought that some would have a good idea with this question.
i have a 396 chevy thats in need of a rebuild , and i want to put some alloy heads on it. i dont want it to have a hi comp, and it wont be taken past 5grand.
thanks in advance for your help
cheers
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#2 Posted : Friday, 24 June 2011 5:58:38 AM(UTC)
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trying to help here, but most aftermarket alloy chev heads for big blocks have big valves and that wont go on the small 396 bore size, your better off turfing it and getting a 454 block or even the gm 502 or dart block they way the aussie dollar is, or use the block with some cast iron small port oval heads and a cam intake extractors they went ok, i just think putting alloy heads even if you found a pair to fit is a waste money could be put else where into the combination, it like rebuilding a 307 chev why do it?? unless its for originality you would be better of buying a dart shp block and make a 400= c.i engine the bigger the cubes more torque the more h.p you can make.
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#3 Posted : Friday, 24 June 2011 9:37:31 PM(UTC)
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thanks for the input
the only reason i want to keep the 396 and rebuild it is because i got given it by my uncle , its outta a 1969 el camino, and its a heavy duty block.
the reason of the alloy heads as its going to be put into a boat and needs to be as light as possible.
thanks for everything boys
cheers
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