Anyone flowbench the trickflow 190 heads yet???

PRH said

You weren’t really expecting them to after looking them over and flowing them though.

And..... the TF’s are less $$$.

Here the test....... two sets of heads.
The TF’s right ootb....... do nothing but bolt them on.

The other set, some RPMs that you buy new, and upgrade only as much as you can, and have them not cost anymore(customer price) than what the TF’s cost.
Dyno both on the same 550hp plus capable short block/induction/valvetrain.
See how they stack up in the bang for the buck category.

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I agree with you Dwayne, I'd love to do that.

I betcha they wind up DARN close like less than 10 HP/Lb/ft close.

A customer walks in and says I
want a 500+ HP 408 and aluminum heads. I'm not gonna instantly sell them a 408 with TF's. I'm gonna sell him a truly CUSTOMIZED (investing myself-cuz I'm passionate about this stuff) engine with heads that are the best VALUE and will also meet their expectations. The upshot is substantial --meaning TF's are not even close in price to SM's or Eddy's -so I can work and earn $$$$ to meet the HP goal that a TF would provide.

In short if I can make an Eddy work as well as a TF and make some $ doing it then as long as I'm not rushed or lazy I will take that route. Or if the customer specifies the TF's I would use them I should add.

From what I have seen the TF's even with their gorgeous chambers and gorgeous CNC work and wicked flow rates should make A LOT more power than what is being reported.

We should start yet another thread about cylinder head flow rates and why a 265 cfm head makes more power than a 300+ cfm head. I've witnessed it many many times. I am getting a good on handle on what REALLY makes power. The other side of the HP coin is --HOW hard does it accelerate? I have been in high HP rides that didn't accelerate nearly as hard as a 500 HP package. J.Rob