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| RE: Valves & Glass |
| By Steve Mason - 02/14/2001 8:11:12 AM; IP 24.226.0.224 |
Hi Ryan
To answer your question on valves, unless the existing valves are burnt there is no reason to replace them. If they are burnt, then you can replace them with Ford Valves, same as what was in there to begin with. They are sturdy, and a good size, right from the factory. However you can make them work better !
When you are getting the Heads re-done, there are several Valve Grinds that you can get done, such as 3 angle, 5 angle etc. that will improve valve seating & performance. Talk to the fellow doing you r Heads re-work about this. He should have some options for you. There also some different Valve guide & seal options.
Aftermarket racing vavlves are fine, but, are you going to need them for some Bracket racing once in a while & otherwise Street use ? a waste of alot of money !!
Invest all that money in a good Manifold, Carb, & Headers.
That combined with a decent rear end gear ratio will launch you like no tommorrow (if you can keep the tires hookin-up).
Now, to address Martin's question about the window........ sometimes the device which lowers & raises the window gets old & crotchety (like me) and doesn't want to go up level, so it appears the window doesn't fit, but in fact it is just going up out of square so to speak. You will need to take off the door panels and inspect everything in the mechanism, and try to put it up & down while you are watching the mechanism. It is pretty straightforward and you should be able to tell if it is a broken part or worn part. Replace it !
Hope this helps !
Steve |
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