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LB9 heads vs. 462624's on my tpi 305 to tpi 350 swap

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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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LB9 heads vs. 462624's on my tpi 305 to tpi 350 swap

looking for pros and cons. thanks
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Between those two, all of the pro's go to the LB9 heads and all the cons to the 624's.

Unless you're looking for door stops.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Re: LB9 heads vs. 462624's on my tpi 305 to tpi 350 swap

the doner engine im installing for now is a 84 cfi 350. the heads are 76cc. will my 58cc lb9's at too much compression? the engine is a 14010207.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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The block casting #, while somewhat informative, doesn't say anything about the pistons that are installed, which are what is critical in determining CR.

No matter how you slice it, 624 heads are horrible. Until they are gone, there isn't much you can expect performance-wise.

The 416 heads can be worked to increase the chamber size if necessary. 1.94" intake valves, basic port clean-up, and valve de-shrouding will probably get you there. And that's just assuming the pistons are flat tops with 4-valve reliefs, which probably isn't the case. And, they'll out-perform 624's, even if the 624's have 2.02/1.60 valves.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Re: LB9 heads vs. 462624's on my tpi 305 to tpi 350 swap

are 416's stock lb9 heads?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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For '85 & '86, yes. '87-up had 081's.
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