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What makes a high compression b18? 120-130

posted by  Phil S. on  Mon Jun 18 06:48 CST 2007
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Yes, exactly -- low CR head is 3.465" thick, high CR head is 3.385" thick. They are the same casting, so you can turn a thick one into a thin one just by skimming off .080" (this ONLY applies to B18 heads, not B20).






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