Re: [FWDLK] Square HEAD in a round PORT?

[Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Plymouth poly has rectangular intake and exhaust ports, but it should be
noted that the 426 hemi does too.

Dave Casey

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Subject: [FWDLK] Square HEAD in a round PORT?


> Why were (are) people from MN called "square heads" (like they were,  in
> the cowboy bank-
> robber movie: "Long Riders"; nothing to do w/the KDS engines, I
> presume?)
>
> Anyway, I'm wondering if the rectangular
> exhaust-ports wouldn't actually be larger than the round-ports, but,
> maybe,  the round-shape
> "flow" better than the "square"-guys; the 2 combustion chambers are very
> similar in design.
>
> Exhaust headers would appear to be mo-difficult to fabricate, to fit
> rectangular- ports; does the "Poly"  PLY 318 have round ports?
>
> Would there be any advantage to hogging-out
> the round exhaust passages, to fit to  a set of custom-made exhaust
> headers?
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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