I did work on a set of the repro 518-M’s last year though.
I’ve never had a set of original 518’s in my shop, so I can’t say how similar they are to the -M versions. But I can tell you this........ both the intake and exhaust ports on the 518-M’s are shaped nothing like the early 286 heads.
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