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Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

Thanks Bret,
The 94's are probably similar to the 11's on the 70 350's...(my 350 has the 70 #11 heads, comp ratio listed as 8.8:1, real world 8:1....LOL)
There was a thread, a few monthes ago, (Dave),user name 1967Tempest (I think)
he was hunting head gaskets for his 350 in an older Pontiac. Someone reccomended some Victor head gaskets, that fit a 350 bore, not the 400 bore size, (that's all FelPro has for a 350)......bla bla....In all the conversation, someone mentioned to make sure the gasket fits the block bore AND the chamber, to be safe.....

Do the 46's combustion chambers match up w/ the 350 cyl bore, enabling the use of a small bore gasket???? or not...

Thanks again
Jeff
forgive me for barging into this thread topic.....

That topic has come up in the past,but there still does'nt seem to be a solid concensus on that deal just yet.

I have'nt run across it in the past,but honestly that does'nt mean anything,there could be numerous reasons why one might not notice that sorta problem.

I agree that it's a good idea to watch for that sorta thing,but how one chooses to deal with it will probably vary on a case to case basis.

I cant tell you head X will fit with gasket Y though.

I have a set of '70 small valve #16's here,and when I get around to buying some headgaskets for my build,I guess I'll see for myself where I stand on that deal,I know this though,the Fel-Pro head gaskets are'nt even in the running for that small bore engine,honestly I have'nt even really decided on just what head gaskets I'm gonna use yet,seems to me he had to hunt down those Victor-Reinz 350 head gaskets,so availability may play into those sorta choices as well.

Ace @ PPR is always a good source of info for this sorta 350 based stuff,and he usually chimes in on threads like this,so maybe he'll drop in and give his on the subject.

FWIW

Bret P.