24 bent valves

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

As far as i know the lifter carriers are an integral part of the cylinder head. So did you overbore and use a kind of sleeve? Markus

Hello Markus,
I believe that the lifter carriers are bolted into the heads (between the heads and the cams), they look like cast aluminum egg crates
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[flaps10]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Hello Markus,
I believe that the lifter carriers are bolted into the heads (between the heads and the cams), they look like cast aluminum egg crates
.

This. Lifter carrier bolts to the head.

Markus, your English is much better than my german.

If a backfire trashed engines I would think that would be a very common failure.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by flaps10

This. Lifter carrier bolts to the head.

Flaps,

Thanks for the correction (honestly..), sometimes my spanglish surfaces and goes undetected, and I noticed that after a couple of beers with tequila it just gets worse… LOL