[54nomore]

Hello,
I've been following this thread because I too am rebuilding a 326 right now. I was hoping to clear something up regarding the head gasket discussion.
The nicely contoured 350 specific gasket is just that, a 350 gasket. The combustion chamber and "notches" in the bores are offset to the outboard side on the 326 and that 350 gasket would be a big no-no on a 326. It would be nice if someone made a more contoured gasket for the 326 as I hate giving up the compression using the #8518 but it will do the job as mentioned previously. Here's some pics of mine showing the off-center chambers and notches.

Just trying to help, Ron.

[DHVoorhees]

Originally Posted by 54nomore

Hello,
I've been following this thread because I too am rebuilding a 326 right now. I was hoping to clear something up regarding the head gasket discussion.
The nicely contoured 350 specific gasket is just that, a 350 gasket. The combustion chamber and "notches" in the bores are offset to the outboard side on the 326 and that 350 gasket would be a big no-no on a 326. It would be nice if someone made a more contoured gasket for the 326 as I hate giving up the compression using the #8518 but it will do the job as mentioned previously. Here's some pics of mine showing the off-center chambers and notches.

Just trying to help, Ron.

Welcome 54nomore. Thanks for your input.

Last night on my way home from work I stopped by my local machine shop (JB Auto Machine Shop in Baltimore County) to see if they had any left over Victor Reinz head gaskets but no luck. I ended up buying a set from a member on this forum. Thanks Steve. We also discussed having work done on my 094 heads to improve performance. ... milling(about 0.020) to increase CR, hardened valve seats on the exhaust ports, replacing rocker studs to screw in type. I'm going to do the porting work myself. That should be about it for the head modifications along with a new flat tapet VooDoo LUN-10510701 cam, new cam bearings, hydraulic lifters and new springs.