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HEAD SUGGESTIONS FOR 86 BLOCK WITH FLAT TOP PISTIONS????

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dixal

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Anyone have any suggestions for heads for an 86 with the flat top pistons?? are the flat tops any good to begin with?? of am i better of changing them out while i'm at it, i'd rather keepem' for now, but if they just plain suck i guess i'll swap em out. my car allready has long tube headers, trickflow r series upper and lower, elec water pump, only running alternater on belt, MAF conversion. im building up this car to be a dragster, not for the street, i got my cobra for that .
 
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Give Trick Flow and Edlebrock and FMS a call. I believe that all three of these companies have heads that will fit your engine.
 

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Simply flycut the pistons. It can be done in the car with a tool or carefully with a die grinder.
 
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Here's a link that will interest you.

http://www.trickflow.com/media/pr/pdf/Twistedwedge_sbf.pdf
 
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