Missed on this combo?

Ironmike said
Wow. Never did I say I wanted 600HP. All I wanted is to get the most out of the engine that I could. I went to the dyno and didn't really worry about 560 horsepower.........my issue was I wanted more torque to go along with that 560 horsepower.

Also, Tom IS a nice guy. When I handed him my heads I told him I'm pretty sure they're junk and needed to know for sure. I need good solid info. He checked em over and told me they'll make a lot more power than my dyno sheets show. All I need is the right cam. He NEVER said they were the best thing since sliced bread. He said they're fine to run.

Now someone mentioned Shady Dells flow numbers...........there's a reason his operation is called SHADY dell. I'd never say that without firsthand knowledge either.

Right now they are the heads I have. I'm gonna get them to work. I'm not throwing them in the garbage can yet. Yeah they were free, but I paid for the CNC work.

I guess if they never totally work out, I'll just have to keep the 540 HP slug that's in the car now, and have a spare shortblock instead of a spare engine.

Ya know this thread went a long way as a "let's help this guy out" before it turned to a "let's bash his ****". I was really enjoying it and learning some new things.
Kinda disappointed now.....

They aren't junk, and are capable of making the power you want. I don't know if you saw my previous post, but my heads that were ported b Hughes were double checked by Brian at IMM, and the numbers were right on. It's a few things in your combo that are contributing. I can't help but wonder if the huge valves you have might be hurting velocity. The relative lack of torque is what caught my eye more so than your "disappointing" HP numbers. I'm sure both would be improved with a 950HP carb, good 1" spacer, and header/collector/extensions that fit your engine better. 3" collectors with 18" extensions on the headers that were used would improve it. I think your combo has potential with some tweeking.