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Re: What about these 32 valve heads?

To: "Bill Pokey Bennett" <bennevl@bellsouth.net>,
Subject: Re: What about these 32 valve heads?
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 14:58:44 -0700
Well if the pushrods and rocker arms are the holdup, how about a 32 valve
flathead???  RF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pokey Bennett" <bennevl@bellsouth.net>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 02:16 PM
Subject: Re: What about these 32 valve heads?


> Yes the valves and springs are smaller, but now you have twice as many and
I
> think if you actually weight the valve and spring packages you would find
> that the 4 out weight the 2. Now add into the fact that you have heavier
> rocker arms and the recip weight goes up. Where the actually gain would
come
> in is like Dave said eliminate the pushrods and rockers.

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