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    Yup - what Tech said - I was a bit premature in a head recommendation. It was my mistake to "assume" stock pistons and deck height. We might still get to the same place (i.e., Vortec heads) but it is really important to get the details of the PDH and squish.
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    I don't plan on using different heads as I am out of money for this project. I will drill the 350 heads I have tomorrow and hope to have them in by the weekend depending on the weather

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    make sure you use the 400 gaskets
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    Quote Originally Posted by cffisher View Post
    make sure you use the 400 gaskets
    Yes sir! lol Gottem loaded in the truck to take to work tomorrow. I was hoping to see "paths" on the head or gasket from where the water leaking but there were none. I guess this could be because they were not on there very long. I do see the point that it CAN leak because there is not much of a seal in the steam holes of the gasket

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