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Old 01-28-2006, 08:29 PM
Morley Morley is offline
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Re: aluminum vs steel heads

Alumnium heads allow you to run higher compression ratios due to their superior heat rejection, as in they shed heat very quickly and this helps prevent detonation. Iron heads tend to hold heat which is not desireable bacause the air charge in the cylinders will be heated by it and cause detonation.
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