Thread: 454 truck heads?
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04-09-2004 12:04 PM #1
454 truck heads?
I need to find out (asap, that's why i'm posting now instead of trying to look up my casting #'s) what kind of ports (oval or rectangle) are on my 1979 gmc 454, out of a 3/4 ton suburban. Was there a standard for this kind of truck?
Thanks
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04-09-2004 12:14 PM #2
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04-09-2004 12:58 PM #3
Cool, just curious but what's the basis for that? 2 bolt or 4 bolt?
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04-09-2004 01:21 PM #4
Well as far as I know (insert 2 cents) there were no IRON rect's between 71 and 91 save the service replacement ones, as for the 2 or 4 bolt, could go either way, get some #'s and post .Last edited by viking; 04-09-2004 at 01:25 PM.
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04-09-2004 01:24 PM #5
79 was most likely the "peanut"port head, small oval port. Great for low end torque, but dont flow very well for any kind of performance use over 5000 RPMs.75 GMC C-15 factory 454, automatic, lowered
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04-09-2004 03:07 PM #6
can anyone suggest a new set of performance heads? I am slowly turning this thing into a drag car and am going with a 1050 dominator, is oval or rectangle ports more effective for upper range power?
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance