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• Made of aluminum, it is bolted to the top of each side of the engine block. Cylinder heads hold the valves and spark plugs. Passages through the heads make up the intake and exhaust ports.

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  Cylinder head. (n.d.). Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cylinder-head.

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  Cylinder head. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cylinder-head (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Cylinder head." Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cylinder-head.

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