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skinny valves 1 Year ago  
Just a thought - What if I changed out the heads on my '05 R* with heads off say an '03R*?
Would solve the narrow valve seat area issue or would it just cause more problems than I want to deal with?
 
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Re:skinny valves 1 Year ago  
They won't fit. Take a look at the 03 and older engine and compair them to yours. The older are larger insize. I've some times wondered if that was part of the SVS problem on the 04 and above. The older ones had more metal to soak up the heat and get rid of it. Just a thought.
 
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Re:skinny valves 1 Year ago  
Johnny,

Not only what Curt said, but the rocker cover bolts won't even line up. Won't work, man. Back to the think tank for you.

Good thought, though.
 
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Re:skinny valves 1 Year ago  
Thanks for the input guys...I guess I was thinking about cars & all tyhe head changing & other crap we used to do to them. Am I showing my age???
 
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Re:skinny valves 1 Year ago  
fastjohnny wrote:
Thanks for the input guys...I guess I was thinking about cars & all tyhe head changing & other crap we used to do to them. Am I showing my age??? not really you can still put vortex heads on a small block..best HP increase you can do...IMHO....
 
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Re:skinny valves 1 Year ago  
Fast ...as someone who went thru that ..svs.. crap for over a year.. I tryed to think of everything also! Even the head swap. But all said and done, ever since the pulling of the heads , cleaning those valves like new, dropping the oil level, reroute the crankcase breather to the bottom of the bike, hittin' the rev limiter every now and then, and an occasional MMO treatment, all has been fine for a few months now. Which is good for me, cause it would always come back within a week or so. Sounds like alot to do but I already had the problem. If you dont have svs' and you do some preventive things..(oil level drop etc.)..I have a feeling it will stop it from coming around. my .02
 
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