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Offline Sartobuilt

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454 head questions
« on: February 05, 2013, 06:45:22 am »
I currently have a 1985 454ci. in my 1980 chevy K30 4x4. It is mechanicaly stock except for an rpm airgap intake, headers, 650 cfm holley and advanced the stock cam. I have a 850 cfm holley and some 3933148 heads that have been worked over that I have layin arround that I would like to put on.
After some investication on the heads I found these castings to be 1969 396/265hp, 366T, 427T, with either 122cc or 112cc chamber. It appears they have been milled to a 98cc. (I have not yet CC'd them myself it is writen on the gasket surface). They also have been ported and 2.19I and 1.88E valves installed.
So my main question is how much have these been milled and are they gonna give me problems with the intake manifold? In my peliminary measurements taken from the heads currently on the engine is they have been milled .030. But using -.005 = 1cc. with a 122 cc chamber you would have to take off .120", with a 112 cc chamber that would be .070".

Thanks for you help guys...


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Re: 454 head questions
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2013, 05:39:57 pm »
The guy milling the heads should have stamped the total mill in the head's deck surface, and whether it was a flat mill, or angle mill.

At .030 you might get away with just bolting on the intake with just some slight port matching, but .070 is going to need you to mill the intake to get them to mate properly.
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Re: 454 head questions
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2013, 07:39:21 pm »
Thanks Engineer, That is the main qustion i wanted answered. After some further measuring they have been milled .120".  As much as I would like to use these heads I am not milling my intake to make it work. Not to mention new pushrods and possible piston to valve clearance issues. Im gonna pull the valves and springs junk the heads and purchase a set of good bare heads.

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Re: 454 head questions
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2013, 08:17:21 pm »
Wow .120!

Those are some pretty thick decks, but with that much milling I'd be afraid of cracking them.
2002 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 8.1/ZF6sp RC/LB
2001 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 6.0/4L85E EC/SB
1997 Chevy Blazer 4x4
1994 Chevy K-2500 4x4 C6P 5.7/4L80E
1979 Chevy K-30 4x4 4sp 4.10
1977 Chevy K-30 4x4 4sp 4.10 454

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