I did a search but came up empty, hopefully someone can help. I have an '80's chevy small block 350 4 bolt, the heads are junk,(they are #462624, 76cc) but they're cracked... I do have another set of heads(#3814480, 70cc) these are from '60's 327sbc. My question is are these chambers too small for the 350? will it make too much compression? or am I screwed?
they really won't bump your compression too much , maybe a half point...just an estimation. your compression now may be low to start with, does it have dished pistons? i'm sure you have already noticed the early heads have smaller valves
the pistons should be ok But remember the 68 and down heads dont have the abilty to mount ac due to no holes on the front of the heads
If they are dished pistons, your probably good and around 9:1 or so. Flat tops would put you at just over 10:1 and would require a healthy cam to bleed off some cylinder pressure to get away with premium.
not really sure.. not an engine guy, but they have four "c" notches like these ( ) ( ) and are flat otherwise..
________________________________________________________________ I think the compression of the motors of the 80"s was probably in the 9-9.5:1 area. I see no trouble with running these heads. How early 60"s heads are they, keep in mind you want heads with all the accessorie holes there, later 60's. Good luck