You can have your edelbrock heads and your thread, just offered a less expensive alternative that might not have been known to the OP before I was bashed for not being able to read and that I dont know my own career. I did find the discrepency in flow numbers, Hughes has listed different flow numbers for EQ in two different spots on their site. The real flow # on stock EQ is
[email protected]" not .227". I can prove the EQ with 1.92" will flow exactly the same as edelbrock with 2.02 meaning they flow better OOTB. And yes, I get $800 to "prep" heads from Hughes is expensive but have any that commented ever ported a head? Evar eve seen EQ in person? My guess is not.
OP sorry I "hi jacked" your thread trying to beat crowd back, not my intention. I was simply offering what I presume to be a better deal, unless of course you attracted to the bling factor, in which case enjoy them brightening up the engine bay:D Please have them checked by a competent machinist for your own sake.
And for any other new Edelbrock owners trying to OOTB install, here is a trick for checking the guides, smack the valve spring/retainer w a plastic dead blow hammer and listen to the sound, tight guides sound different. To check for valve leaks, put in sparkplug, flip over and fill chamber with water...look for leaks, excentric valve seat or chatter burs will leak water. Just something I learned in 20 years putting them together.