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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Good 400sbc heads?

I've been searchin for a set of heads and came across these, would these work well on my 400sbc http://store.summitracing.com/partde...rt=BRO-1011006
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...56117_-1_10187
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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Got any more info on your 400? I would say they would work but they will need the steam holes drilled in them.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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Right now its just the block, when its built its gonna be my daily driver and i eventually plan on sparyin it with 100-150 shot of nos, not very often tho
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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Just be sure to combine a 67cc had with a pump gas friendly dished piston to get a compression ratio that will work on the street every day. If you perfer flat top 400 pistons get the large chamber 70+cc version of this head.

Watch the spring seat pressure if you're using a hyd camshaft in your 400. This head is marketed as a serious street bracket racer head set up for a .550" +- lift racey solid cam or roller. More spring pressure than nessessary will just shorten the camshaft life of a flat tappet hyd in a daily driver. its all about balance. Summit has the same head available in different assembled packages for different end purposes.
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