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Old 03-11-2005, 03:54 PM
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I think the early MKII's used med riser heads, and the later MKII's had tunnel port heads, but with smaller valves ( ? 2.05's) to limit top end HP/RPM's to make the engines durable. They were not built for maximum power, but reliable power. I had always assumed the MKIV's had tunnel ports as well. After 1967, due to increasing speeds, there was a 5 liter limit placed on engine size, and therefore the GT40 MKI that won in 1968, '69 had a small bloick.
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