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Old 07-15-2025, 06:37 AM
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If in your photo that’s truly TDC for number 1 then your Cam is way out of time (by a number of teeth ) When number 1 is at TDC compression ( both lifters for 1 on the heel of the cam) number 6 will be at TDC also, but that will be exh so you will see the exh lifter for number 6 opening .

Your dash 8 heads will only give you at best a 8 to 1 compression, especially if the pistons are the stock ones with a chamfer around there top.

So the earlier heads you have a 1974 head casting off a 350 or 400 would have been a 4X casting.

A head with a 75 casting date off of a 350 or 400 would have been a 5C casting unless it was cast in very late 75 and then it could be a 6X casting .

What is the number they have stamped on them.

Do any of these other heads have screw in rocker studs like your 6X heads do?

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