My question is can i use 1960 292 heads on a 1954 239 engine.

Thanks

Not without a lot of work. The water passages don't line up. The cast iron web at cylinders 4 and 8 isn't heavy enough to seal the head gasket.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

In addition to the fitment issues, I think the compression ratio would be extremely low.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Have you cc'd a 239 head, Dennis?


Lawrenceville, GA

No, but Tim has. I forget what it was. It's in an older post. My G heads are 67cc.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

My brother had a 239 head and it had small chambers, smaller than the Gs.

-Gary Burnette-

I got to thinking, it wasn't Tim. It was 46yblock and he came up with 76cc's

  Dennis in Lititz PA

If the cast iron webs at cylinders 4 and 8 are not heavy enough, would the sealing problem be the same using the original EBU heads?

I believe sometime back, Ted may have done an estimated CC calculation of the EBU head, maybe the high sixties or low seventies, using two variables.

Pat

No, the water passage on the EBU heads are in a different location so sealing isn't a problem if you have 239 gaskets. If you scroll down to the topic- steel shim head gaskets- and look at the differences at cylinder #4 you can see the different water passages.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

Thank you Dennis, I now understand what you are describing.

Pat