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Oval Port Big-Block Chevy Cylinder Heads - The Big O
Oval Port Big-Block Chevy Cylinder Heads - The Big O - Super Chevy Magazine
We compare popular oval-port big-block Chevy cylinder heads on the flow bench and the dyno.

Ask a big-block enthusiast what they need to make 600 hp and chances are they will point to some sort of rectangular-port head. No one in their right mind would select an oval-port head to make that kind of power, let alone one with a diminutive 265cc intake port, right? Well, big-block fans, times have changed and so has that well-defined line between the pedestrian oval-port and rectangular-port performance heads.

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Photo Gallery: Oval Port Big-Block Chevy Cylinder Heads - The Big O - Super Chevy Magazine