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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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Default LT1 head casting number swap

Are lt1 aluminum heads with different casting numbers interchangeable. Any help is appreciated.
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 03:35 PM
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im on the same topic. can you put aluminum lt1 heads on a run of the mill carburated sbc 350 ???
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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"Are lt1 aluminum heads with different casting numbers interchangeable. Any help is appreciated."

Yes.

"im on the same topic. can you put aluminum lt1 heads on a run of the mill carburated sbc 350 ???"

Not without making some major modifications. Water passages do not mate at all. It's typically not worth the effort.
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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sweet ! thanks for the quick reply . saved me lots of seat time tryin to figure it out .
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