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tore the 331 down today to prep for heads and..

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i also saw an article ( i forget where) that a windage tray costs you horsepower!
 

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gcwh02 said:
very nice, any work done to them? Im either switching to those, Im looking at the fox lake stage 2 ported TW 185's or..... Stage 2 canfields!
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they have a light port job on the exhaust side. . . they will recieve the royal treatment before going on the car once my pocket book recovers
 
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i also saw an article ( i forget where) that a windage tray costs you horsepower!
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That would be silly how could a piece of tin that keeps your crank shaft from dragging through oil cost you hp? I would have to say thats bogus.
 

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That would be silly how could a piece of tin that keeps your crank shaft from dragging through oil cost you hp? I would have to say thats bogus.
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In the same article i also hear that oil splashing up on the crankshaft isnt a bad thing necessarily
 
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