The 194 head is still not a reliable choice, for many reasons:
They are the oldest castings
Most I have found (50%) are cracked
I find this comment interesting.
I went to this websites classifieds I see a big chamber head for sale
http://12bolt.com/products 250-292 performance head #184
Just wondering,, if you would not want a cracked 194 cyl head to use & work over,then why would you use this (250-292 performance head #184) with big weld between chambers & let alone sell it for $1000.00"?
Confused
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MBHD