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I'm at about 11.2:1 after milling 0.020" with 0.040" head gaskets. Lots of guys mill 0.030" with no problems. Don't worry about valve reliefs reducing compression. The reduction in chamber volume is huge compared to the valve reliefs, meaning that if you mill x and cut valve reliefs x deep, you're ...

That's a nice score!!

That Vega must be a hoot!! Got any pictures of it?

Milling the fins is what another member did for clearance. Seemed to work well.

I’ve read other posts that those things don’t fit under a stock hood without milling the top. What’s your solution?

Welcome! Nice assortment of vehicles you have there.

Probably need to live in southern Louisiana to know that.

Welcome!

No blocking plate for any ex-service vehicle that I am aware of. Sorry.

Yeah, I'd like to see that, too. A 350 diesel 2nd Gen Camaro would be quite the unicorn!!

Yeah, the 3rd Gen F-body cars took some getting used to. They looked nice, but so different from the 2nd Gen cars that I didn't like it at first. All cars were pretty anemic back then, and the top-of-the-line 305 wasn't a performance engine by any means. I remember a friend who worked for a local sp...