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Re: inlet valves

To: Carl French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
Subject: Re: inlet valves
From: "John H. Reynolds" <johnr@mail.nwmissouri.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 07:24:13 -0600
Carl,

The way I understood Peter Burgess' book is that the smaller inlet valves
give better torque/performance at the low-end, the bigger valves at the
high-end.  The rest of your plans are right in line with his suggestions,
including three-angle valve seats.

John

Carl French wrote:

> > ----------
> > From:         Carl French[SMTP:CFRENCH@CYBERTOURS.COM]
> > Sent:         Saturday, February 26, 2000 6:44:45 AM
> > To:   mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject:      inlet valves
> > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> >
> Reading 'Power tuning', many questions. I have an older head and
> looking at various head mods here. I think I am going with stellite
> valves, bronze guides, hardened inserts. What about three angle seats?
> What about increasing inlet valve sizes from 1.567 to 1.625? It appears
> to make a diff. BTW, I am going .040 over, have a 270 cam (thank you
> Lawrie)and am keeping my SU's on my GB engine/head.
> TIA
> Carl French
> 67B


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