Match Race 1972 ~ 'Road Runner/GTX 440' vs. 'Buick GS 455'

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1972 Buick GS 'Stage 1' Cylinder Heads

Casting #1238148

Same casting as the GS 455/250 HP Cylinder Head with 2.00" Intake and 1.65" Exhaust Valves.

To convert to 'Stage I'

The 'Factory Techs' performed the following;
1} Opened up the Valve Throats
2} 'Ported' the Valve Bowls.
3} Valve Guide Tear-Dropped
4} Choke Point Widened
5} Push Rod Pinch 'smoothed'
6} Valves Unshrouded
7} Intake Valve = 2.130"
8} Exhaust Valve = 1.755"
9} Valves Back-Cut

That's a impressive amount of work to upgrade their standard assembly line 455 head. The engineers must have been pretty serious about going after the big boys. :D