Milling the head on the L-134??

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Milling the head on the L-134??

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I know this is heretical, but has anyone milled the head of the L-134 to try and squeeze a little more compression and horsepower from the little beast? If so, I'd be interested in hearing about the results.

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Shaving the head was a common attempt at squeezing 2 or 3 more HP but there already is a high compression head made by Kaiser for it.

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The head on my jeep was milled some just to get it flat. My engine was also decked for the same reason. But since I did not drive the jeep before this work was done I have no idea if it made any improvement.
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Couldn't you just fill the head voids with JB Weld?

KIDDING OF COURSE :D
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You might get whiplash! :lol: :lol: John
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Bretto wrote:Couldn't you just fill the head voids with JB Weld?

KIDDING OF COURSE :D
Who's kidding. Heck, that's how I'd a done it! :oops:
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