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Old 04-28-2024, 11:33 AM   #134
Bored&Stroked
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Default Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts

Your seat width looks quite wide on the valve that was lapped. Are you doing multi-angle seats - such that you can control the width and placement of the 45 degree seat?

You want the seat further away from the edge of the valve on the exhausts (similar to the one shown) and the widths should be different between intakes and exhausts.

I shoot for about .060 to .070 on the exhausts and about .045 or so on the intakes. You need a wider seat on the exhaust seats so they don't burn and also to transfer heat. The valve shown has too wide of a seat for my liking.

Typically, you'll see folks talk about 3 seat angles to control location and width - the standard is 15, 45 and 60 - though on flatheads I'll use maybe 30 degrees on the top to set the outer seat location on the valves.
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