[Spridgets] 1275 head thickness

[Dave Yealy]

There is only one way to make it streetable, Trade me for a stock one.

Dave


At 11:20 AM 2/14/2010, you wrote:
>Anyone have the thickness of a stock 1275 head handy?
>I don't have a 1275 manual.
>Is it the same thickness as a 1098 head?
>The 1275 head I have is a 12g940, measures about 2.64 thick, if I'm measuring
>correctly.
>I believe it has been skimmed. 1.4 intakes 1.21 exhausts, and has been
>ported.
>A stock, as far as I know, 1098 head I have, measures 2.74 in thick.
>
>I bought the 1275 head many years ago, but the guy told me it is a fairly
>radical head, maybe giving a 12-12.5 compression ratio.
>
>Too radical for a street head? Has been ported, intake and exhaust, not
>sure if the combustion chambers have been shaped.
>
>Any way to make it usable for a street car?
>
>Brian S.
>Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!