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    craig akiyama is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
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    it's a dully with a thm400 and i'd plan on a gear vendors overdrive. I read a guy who said they make good door stops, but I also heard IF you can find 049's or 781's and rebuild them you'd just about have a set of aluminum for almost the same amount of money (what size carb are you running)
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    Quote Originally Posted by craig akiyama
    ...I read a guy who said they make good door stops...(what size carb are you running)
    Yes, a lot of people will tell you that.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 65cayne
    Yes, a lot of people will tell you that.

    and alot of people do not know nothing like i told you them heads make 330 hp on a boat in stock form for low rpm or a small cid big block i would use them in a low buck build sounds like with a over drive you not going to see hi rpm so how big of a head do you need if you never going past 4500
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    Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
    ...a small cid big block ...

    So for you Pat, thats like ...what... 570+ cubic inches ? You play with big boys toys...

    I still play with the kiddie stuff (454 and less)

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