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help, whats the threaded hole in the iron gt40 head for?

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Old 10-29-2009, 02:25 AM
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hey i have some gt40 iron heads, i just saw a threaded hole in the front of the driver side head. its near the area of where the "3 bars" are at. does something hook up here?
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those are where the front accessories bolt onto the heads

you probably need a couple TFS-51400265 inserts
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Yup just where your accessories bolt up to. Just like your heads you have now.
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oh ok. they r on the car now. the passenger head has accessories bolted to it, but the driver side does not. should i plug it, or does it even matter?
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oh ok. they r on the car now. the passenger head has accessories bolted to it, but the driver side does not. should i plug it, or does it even matter?
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those are where the front accessories bolt onto the heads

you probably need a couple TFS-51400265 inserts
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:20 PM
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haha, ok i got u adder...ill get em plugged up. i guess what i was really wondering is, are there any disadvantages of having it unplugged...because it has been that way for a while?
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