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Offline DMZ73

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72 360 v8 with 340 J heads?
« on: April 29, 2009 - 06:53:00 PM »
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This is silly, and I apologize if this has been covered repeatedly.
What are the benefits of using the 360 blocks with 340 j heads?
Are thee 360 j heads?
Since I can't read the head identification, is there a way to tell?

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Re: 72 360 v8 with 340 J heads?
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009 - 01:01:45 AM »
I remember that the 360 j-heads used 1.88" intake valves and 340 heads used 2.02" intake valves. Everything else was the same.  ???
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Re: 72 360 v8 with 340 J heads?
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009 - 01:58:14 AM »
the J head was used from 70-73 & had both 2.02 & 1.88 intake valves depending on the year
 as CK said really very little benefit they were not significantly different from other 360 heads with 2.02 valves installed
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