842 BBC cylinder head ID. [Archive] - The Supercar Registry

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HPMIKE

11-13-2009, 02:14 PM

Can anyone fill me in on the subtleties of this head?? Do the production heads differ greatly from the SR's?? Some photos would be nice. I tried the search function, but came up empty.

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SuperNovaSS

11-13-2009, 07:55 PM

The originals have plugs on the ends and the later replacements do not.

Jason

nuch_ss396

11-15-2009, 12:05 AM

Early '842 heads had plugs on each end. About mid-production 1969 went to one plug in one end only.

All '842 heads were closed chamber although I've seen
several sets with opened-up combustion chambers. I've
always been told these was done later on by owners to improve performance.

Nuch