raplace stage 2 heads with iron heads

[Dennis Halladay]

I have been trying to sell my stage 2 powered regal with no luck. I am considering a switch to iron heads and different internals so I can lower the price. What needs to be done with the extra head bolt holes in the block when going back to iron heads. Thanks, Dennis Halladay

[rh455]

I would try threaded allen plugs. I did that to block some of the water pick up area on my Merc 200 outboard and it works great. Seal the threads with teflon paste or something.

[GSXMEN]

That should work fine. It's a common 'trick' for the sbc guys to put 3/4" NPT plugs in the deck into the round water holes between the cylinders to 'stiffen' the deck. Just use some loctite and make sure the plug is below the surface.