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Here are my heads

Mine are early Ian Stage 1 heads. the valves appear to be sized as yours. I have the old valve covers as well. That info really helped. I was deciding should I sell or finish these heads but after researching them they appear to provide great performance. Probably going forward with final machining ...

You would think it could but no. There is a heavy shaft and prop coupled to the front crank. You need to make sure your crank and shaft are in perfect alignment. Also the engine needs to have a solid mount to the stringers.

Yes on these boats we have a chain coupler off the front crank eliminating the damper. When you start the engine you are already turning the prop. Our larger GP boats have Casale Z Drive boxes off the flywheel that have a disconnect feature.

Here is a few of my hydros. All vintage. The blue is a Buick 215 with Inglese Webers just before the ignition upgrade. the red one has a vintage hillborn mech injection with a dry sump system and extensive head work done. That engine will probably be swapped with a Rover/ Wildcat

I am new to the forum! I have some stage one Wildcat heads taken out of mothballs that I am going to build for a hydroplane project on a 3.9 girdled block. I have the roller rockers, heads and old style valve covers along with JE pistons and a pair of injection intakes. I may need some assistance on...