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98 bonneville ssei head question

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Old 09-17-2008, 11:17 AM
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i have a cracked head. do i need to replace it with a head off a supercharged motor or are the heads the same for a non supercharged one

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Old 09-17-2008, 06:08 PM
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you must replace it with a head that is off a Supercharged 3.8 from 98+
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Old 09-18-2008, 06:46 AM
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X2 on that. The 96/97 heads were slightly different and it wasn't for the better. 98+ is your friend.
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