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Hey mart, the new valve keeper groove is higher than the stock by about .250 I was working on a 99 gmc sub. the other day and tried a retainer off of it, a (350 ), and it set it in just about perfect place, but the overall diameter is to small so I'm looking at some big block stuff know.As far as th...

Well, a little snag in the heads.I measured & measured my valves, and found the best canidates. the new valves were .050 bigger than the stock ones,the same length as the stock ones,and a little smaller on the stem diameter.so I paided for them,A third of the price of hemi valves......Buuuttt in...

I seem to remeber some one saying I need to start saving money. with the original cost of the three old hemis,and the price of the pistons & the machine shop work, I'm seting at about 1600.00, and I haven't started on the heads yet. But #3 is looking very niiiiiiiice. I'll have a fair amount of ...

I have in my possesion a great book with valve guide,valves,stem lengths,head diamiters,seats of all sizes & part numbers.I've already found lots of canidates that are availible over the counter and a lot cheaper than hemi stuff.This is great..... But I can't do anything untill I hear the machin...

thanks mart,do you think I should put the smaller guides & valves in or just leav it the way it is ?

I'm still working with #3. I took the heads apart to find sodium filled exhaust valves.Is this just atruck thing or do the car 315 engines have this too ? any help on this matter would be great.

A little up date on the three old hemis.....#1 goes to the machine shop tomarrow to make sure it's a canidate to be sleeved,I hope,I hope,I hope...#2 is the worst,It's been out side for 30 years I think,and the last 15 was upside down in the mud.I popped the heads off to find big crack between 4 &am...

Hey george, I checked out the build on the webrodder site,it's pretty cool. But I think he's got more money than me.

thanks for info on the pistons mike.there really prowd of them.But its a small price compared to whats coming. To night I pulled the crank...It looks to very fine, I'll know more when its cleaned & measured.Next Is to remove the very stuck pistons.

Looks like #1.... the 241 gets sleeved.do I go back with stock pistons,Do I have a choice ? are stock ones still availeble,...not at my napa store !.....

thanks david,that makes alot of sense because there is a monster four speed truck trans. hanging ont the back. If it's a 315 thats good because it's one the better engines ......the bigger the better right ?

Thanks for the info on the book. If I get one good hemi from these its going in my 36 iternational thats chopped dropped & channeled. It''ll be soooo bad

Thank you for the reply. yes engine # 3 block casting is....1739429-8....the other engines I did match up some casting numbers from this site that identified them but engine # 3 I could't find

Hey every one ! I've just found & bought three early hemis and I need help finding out just what I have.Hemi #1...Red ram,engine numbers....D44-72726.....Hemi #2....Desoto fire dome,engine nubers......S16-39827.....Hemi #3....Engine nubers....8447 22104, by the way these nubers on this engine we...