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Originally Posted by austin8214
All it sounds like he did was take .100 off the head and clearanced the valves. Raising the compression ratio of the engine. Then he stuck a #30 carb on it and killed his torque.
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I hate to sound so dumb here but what does lowering the head do for you? I'm guessing the valve clearance was needed because the head has been lowered and they would smack against the head? Is the use of a #30 carb what reduced his torque? Why would he put that carb on there if it did? Again, I'm sorry to reply to your answer with a slew of new questions but this topic is just very interesting to me and I'm trying to learn tips on how to not only rebuild these engines but push them maybe a little further then they are built stock but still keep them reliable.