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Since the Smeding shop starts with brand-new Ford SVO Sportsmen II 351W blocks with non-Siamese bores for superior cooling and a one-piece rear main seal, the beefier Fel-Pro head gaskets are used (as shown on the right). In fact, the stock head gaskets don't work with the Ford Sportsmen II block.
351ci Windsor Small-Block Ford - Pump up the Volume

 Since the Smeding shop starts with brand-new Ford SVO Sportsmen II 351W blocks with non-Siamese bores for superior cooling and a one-piece rear main seal, the beefier Fel-Pro head gaskets are used (as shown on the right). In fact, the stock head gaskets don't work with the Ford Sportsmen II block.  View Related Article

 

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