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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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Does anybody know how thick a standard cossie head was and what you can go down too ?

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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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139.2mm was standard
138.68mm is the 'lowest' you can go down to

However, many many heads are used beyond 138.68mm, but the lower you go the weaker the valve seats become.
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