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Old 10-18-2010, 10:37 PM
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I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how much to mill off my 5.3 heads to get to a 59cc combustion chamber. I've tried using the search without much luck.
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0.012" for the 706 heads, 0.033" for the 799 heads
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5.3l heads start with a 62cc chamber so you would need to cut .018" off the head to get to a 59cc chamber.
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Thanks for the help. John i will be calling or going by with a week to get the parts to build my short block.
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