Recent content by justinp61

I had my Hedmans coated about 12 years ago, would do it again if I needed headers. It definitely cuts down on under hood temps.

I'd change them. I'm running the same 1 7/8" Hedmans on my 434 that I ran on my 408. They have 3 1/2" collectors and 3" exhaust to turn downs at the axle. My 408 didn't want for low end, 4.10 gears.

Actually, Michael Waltrip had the lead, Jr finished second.

Chicom John! :rofl:

I'd like to see how much money he won with that car. Pretty sure he built a 62 after the Brown Sugar crash, it was called Shewanda.

Very nice, congrats!

Never mind. :lol:

You get my point though.

I don't think there is a member who think Edelbrock reinvented anything. Their head was sold as a direct replacement for a stock head, that'd be hard to do if you moved the rockers, changed exhaust & intake bolt pattern and port locations. They did make improvements though, smaller stem valves...

John, it's not so much about where it's made as it is about copying someone else's design. China made is a fact of life everywhere in the world today. If speedmaster was paying for a license to reproduce or a royalty, it would be a different story. Would you be happy if someone took a set of...

Pretty low grade if he knew crane was copying them.

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Companies spend millions to develop and market a product, then someone like speedmaster has it copied in china with no developmental cost and sell it cheap. It's easier to make money when someone else has done the work and all you have to do is replicate it.

Stick with it Don, you'll get there.

I'd take it to a test & tune, make some easy hits to get familiar with the staging process, where the stripe is and how the car is going to react. Once I had a good feeling for it, I'd make a full hard pass. If it's too fast and you get tossed ask the tech guy to look at the car and tell you...

$60K will buy an already built nice, fast car.