[1969] 95HP head selection

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
Sun Mar 29 20:53:29 EDT 2009


Generally speaking everything I've found suggests that the earlier  
heads modified for good quench are the best choice in terms of  
efficiency.  The smog heads were used to offset the extra heat from  
the AIR equipment, but other than that they are not as good a design  
as the earlier heads.

--Bryan

On Mar 29, 2009, at 9:52 AM, par429 at aol.com wrote:

> Hey-
> ? I thought I would ask?my fellow?69ers this question first.?I'm  
> planning on rebuilding the 95hp 4-spd for my project '69 500  
> (#3153).? Building a smooth-running, dependable engine that will  
> last years?is my goal rather than hp.? I'm removing all the AIR  
> equipment. Should I have the original '69 95hp heads rebuilt or  
> seek out some non-AIR late model 95 hp heads?? What are the pros  
> and cons of '69 95hp heads versus non-AIR 95hp heads?



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