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Daox · 02-11-2009, 09:02 PM

Well, .040 is a lot to take off a head. I took .025 off my Paseo's head and I got no problems at all. If I knew what I know now about head design I'd go a bit further.

02-11-2009, 09:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
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