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Originally Posted by stownsen914 View Post
2.9L 93 mm cylinders are really thin walled as Walt said. So much so that the standard 2.7L CE style head gasket doesn't work well. The cylinders also distort easily due to being thin. You get most of the punch going with 2.8L 92 mm and avoid the above challenges.
Good coaching, thank you.
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