1971 Torino 500 2 door hardtop

[Mike Graham]

Originally Posted by Rose Racing

I did not know of the tolerance rule. I cant find any 1.79 intake valves except for a 4.6 ford

We bought 351w valves and cut them down. You can use 1.78 valves as 1.79,but check them and make sure they are an the big side. 1.79-.015 = 1.775 so you can use the 1.78 valve in place of the 1.79. With the 1.08 carb the .015 loss in valve size doesn't make any difference.