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gt40 to gt40p

Old 04-06-2010, 11:16 AM
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whats the difference between gt40 and gt40p heads?
and can any one tell me what the expected hp ups maybe
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Old 04-06-2010, 11:57 AM
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no noticeable difference in h.p. and i think the plug angle is basically the only difference
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Old 04-06-2010, 12:42 PM
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GT40Ps have smaller combustion chamber(higher compression), burn fuel more efficiently, and outflow the GT40 heads. The downside is the spark plug angle. You would have to put 90degree boots on a few plugs and maybe dimple the headers in one or two places.
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Old 04-06-2010, 05:06 PM
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get the headers in my sig you need autolite 764 or equiv plugs
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