TrickFlow 190 Issue

19DUSTER73 said

The gasket goes on without issue. I had the same thought at first about the bolts. It's the same on each head. I'll wait to hear back from them. I had the same fear of breaking through.

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Yes, the gasket will go on without issue. The holes are extra large. I'm not saying there couldn't be an issue with the head, but my experience was that the holes were shifted in the block. Being a TF dealer, I do quite a few builds with them, and haven't had a head with improperly located holes yet.

The engine I had a problem with was so bad I had to ream the holes slightly larger, and turn down the dowels so the head could shift a little to get the bolts in. Then I had to leave them loose and bolt the intake to the heads, before torquing the head bolts, so everything would align properly. It was all poor machining from Chrysler. But, like I said, it might be the heads, but I'm betting it's the block.