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Offline MidnightLamp

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Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« on: December 07, 2014, 02:32:19 pm »
Trying to determine if the head I have is a stock -392 head, and was just wondering if anyone here has the exhaust port ID measurement from this head, or a picture of the port/gasket?

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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 07:29:52 pm »
I got 30mm across all 4.
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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 08:43:49 pm »
Sweet! Thanks Jerry! Looks like I can confirm it: all the hondamatic heads are -392 heads but with no markings. The intakes are the same size and same with the exhaust. Both the exhaust pipes and the intake rubbers are different and restrict the engine quite a bit. The cylinders are also the same, as are the rods, so if you come across one in parts...they're great for low K motor bits! The bits that are different are the crank, cam and pistons, but the rest (rods, pins, clips, towers, etc...) are all the same.
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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 10:13:40 pm »
Are the chambers smooth unlike the earlier K's? No shrouding? Any numbering to the left of #3 intake on the top fin?

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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 10:41:48 pm »
Chambers are smooth, no shrouding, not oblong, exactly like a -392. There is a 3 where the -392 marking usually is, and an X right before it. No other marks!
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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2014, 12:15:00 pm »
Here are a couple of pics of a K7 head. The exhaust port is approximately 32mm wide where it meets the gasket mounting surface.
 
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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2014, 05:32:50 pm »
Looks Identical to mine! Port measured at 30mm for me, but that might have been a mistake!
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Re: Quick Measurement needed from a -392 head
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2014, 06:29:25 pm »
I used old school adjustable calipers to find the ID, then measured them with a dial caliper to get an accurate number. ;)
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