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Old 08-29-2006, 05:47 PM
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How can you tell difference from d-port, oval, square port heads?

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I don't know which numbers to look at on the outside of the head. The ones I have seen are cast into the head under the valve cover.

Some where I have a link of which numbers are which heads. I'll look for it.

Here it is.
http://www.mortec.com/bbc.htm

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Default Re: How to tell difference between heads?

D port head most people are talking about the exhaust port shape. Peanut ports are very small intake ports about the size of a golf ball. Oval port are also talking about the intake ports, they are about the size of a 1 1/4 hose. Finally the square port or rectangular port is large from top to bottom of the intake runner. Its name is its shape.

John S.

The first picture is a standard oval port, the second is a rectangular or square port and the peanut isnt shown but is another 1/3 smaller than the oval port.

Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the lesson, good info to know.
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