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Offline crider

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Re: head gasket thickness how much is too much?
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2016, 04:41:31 AM »
I would have never thought it either. In the past I have even fired a couple of engines with just open exhaust ports and they ran fine, but not this one....lol
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Re: head gasket thickness how much is too much?
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2017, 05:09:46 PM »
Hey guys,

  Got to reading this and thought of my deal with my shorter fender headers I just built.  I also squeezed different head gaskets on it and I couldn't get my BBC to idle either.  Found out that my engine needed more timing since I didn't work my domes like the last set for better flame prop.... soon as I added more timing it took off and idled just fine...with shorter headers and matching ports at the heads, my engine never sounded better! ;D.  Just thought I'd throw that out there...

John
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