06-30-2014, 05:44 PM
Had a very hard time finding a comparison shot online when I went to buy my new ones, so I figured I'd add some here for reference.
The 2-piece, 4-groove valves on the left are the originals from my open-chamber '72 D1ZE heads. Those on the right are new Alex's Parts stainless 1-piece single-groove valves with matching Alex keepers and retainers:
![[Image: 2znoc9u.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i61.tinypic.com%2F2znoc9u.jpg)
![[Image: 21cci1x.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i58.tinypic.com%2F21cci1x.jpg)
FoMoCo lettering on the original intake valve:
![[Image: 6gd1ro.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i61.tinypic.com%2F6gd1ro.jpg)
Alex's parts single groove locks and matching retainers:
![[Image: 2czyic1.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i62.tinypic.com%2F2czyic1.jpg)
-Kurt
The 2-piece, 4-groove valves on the left are the originals from my open-chamber '72 D1ZE heads. Those on the right are new Alex's Parts stainless 1-piece single-groove valves with matching Alex keepers and retainers:
FoMoCo lettering on the original intake valve:
Alex's parts single groove locks and matching retainers:
-Kurt
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