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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Anyone got any tips on removing evo sporty cylinder heads?...I've got a manual and it looks pretty straightforward, just wondered how hard the heads are to remove from the cylinders.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Once you have the gas tank, rocker coversand intake maniflodoffandremove the pushrods. Remove the cylinder head bolts and they come right off. I have went back with james and cometic gaskets, in my opinion the cometics are far superior for the cylinder base and Heads. Cometic has .030 and .040 MLS head gaskets, I used the .030 on my last build. Just make sure you use there procedure when it comes to torqueing the heads.
 
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