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  2. Cylinder head porting - Wikipedia

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    Cylinder head porting refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve their air flow. Cylinder heads, as manufactured, are usually suboptimal for racing applications due to being designed for maximum durability. Ports can be modified for maximum power, minimum fuel consumption, or a ...

  3. Buick V8 engine - Wikipedia

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    The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...

  4. Oldsmobile V8 engine - Wikipedia

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    The early Repco engines produced up to 300 bhp (220 kW), and featured new SOHC cylinder heads and iron cylinder liners. The 1967 and later versions of the Repco engine had proprietary engine blocks. In the mid-1980s, hot rodders discovered the 215 could be stretched to as much as 305 cu in (5 L), using the Buick 300 crankshaft, new cylinder ...

  5. Pontiac V8 engine - Wikipedia

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    The cylinder heads on the 400 CID version had an intake port volume of 290 cc (17.70 cu in), nearly twice the size of a typical standard D-port Pontiac head - and flowed in the area of 315 cu ft/min (8.9 m 3 /min) at 0.8 in (20 mm) valve lift; in the realm of the NASCAR-dominating Chrysler 426 Hemi.

  6. Schnuerle porting - Wikipedia

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    Cylinder and ports, viewed from above Schnuerle porting [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a system to improve efficiency of a valveless two-stroke engine by giving better scavenging . The intake and exhaust ports cut in the cylinder wall are shaped to give a more efficient transfer of intake and exhaust gases.

  7. Buick Regal - Wikipedia

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    The Regal was most commonly powered by a Buick 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8, which was the standard engine for 1973 and 1974; a Buick 455 cu in (7.5 L) V8 was optional. For 1975, Buick intermediates dropped the 455 V8, with the 350 V8 becoming an optional engine for Regal coupes. For 1975, a 231 cu in (3.8 L) V6 became the standard engine.

  8. Hurst Performance - Wikipedia

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    Hurst produced aftermarket replacement manual transmission shifters and other automobile performance enhancing parts.. Hurst was also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for automakers and provided services or components for numerous muscle car models by American Motors (AMC), Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.

  9. Cylinder head - Wikipedia

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    This is also common for motorcycles, and such head/cylinder components are referred to as barrels. Some engines, particularly medium- and large-capacity diesel engines built for industrial, marine, power generation, and heavy traction purposes (large trucks, locomotives, heavy equipment, etc.) have individual cylinder heads for each cylinder ...

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