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Old 10-24-2021, 11:52 PM   #7
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Default Re: So Which Flathead Do I Have?

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Originally Posted by Fortunateson View Post
I JUST thought that someone would be able to decipher them.

The heads are the ever popular Merc “instant improvement” bullshit.

I suppose I should have simply titled this thread... “What Do These Numbers Mean?”

As Denny ("tubman") .....a seriously-afflicted old Corvette "numbers-matching" kind of guy has stated in the past .....in the case of these old late model 8BA-types, nobody still living today that we have found, has any documentation referring to almost ALL of these cast-in number/letter references. It just so happens that I am also one of those sick-o, old Corvette numbers freaks that just knows that those markings once meant SOMETHING, but with these late flatties, it's just info likely lost to the wind for the duration.

Also, the Merc heads are the exact opposite of "instant improvement", because they are lower compression than comparable year Ford heads! DD
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