Anyone install Edlebrock aluminum heads ?

j par said
It seems a few of the things that you're saying are backwards to me and again not meaning to knock on you or anything like that.. with the gearing you have a taller tire is actually going to hurt you and Gary you up even worse.. I run to Edelbrock 600 on top of my dual quad tunnel ram on top of my 410 Stroker and I get way better than 6 miles per gallon that's some kind of ridiculous... I had a different cam in it or I should say a different grind on my shame Cam and it was much louder and crackled much harder and barely kept an idol.. again I go back to the cam change or I had it reground to a less aggressive profile and now it actually quieted the motor quite a bit. It's still radical don't get me wrong but not is crazy as it was... Also if you start a car that has a pretty radical exhaust in a carport or somewhere like that where you get a great Echo it's going to personify it...

I agree with what you said. I didn’t say I was getting 6 mpg. I said a guy down the street with a 360 stroker was. I know a taller tire improves top end speed or lowers top end rpm’s at the same speeds. I know higher gearing kills power, torque, etc. I said I like higher gearing because I drive a lot of high speed interstates and that’s why I never had a problem with a 2.94 in my car. But, yes. I did say I’m looking for a tad more power even though my engine runs very well and I agreed that a lower gear like a 3.23 would give me that little extra zip I’m looking for. But, it’s going to kill my 70 mph cruising speeds at low rpms, I like.
A taller tire, combined with one gear lower would be a good combo to kind of balance what I’m looking for without killing other things I like. I will have better acceleration at lower speeds and the taller tire should help a little in killing the lower rpms at 70 mph cruising speeds that I like the 3.23 will create. It’s tough to balance these cars being they have no overdrive. I like low rpms as possible at 60-70 cruising speeds ( gas mileage and comfort) But, Im also looking for more acceleration from low to mid speeds. It’s nearly impossible to have the best of all worlds. I understand to get what you want in a old street car. You have to sacrifice something. To gain elsewhere. A good street car is well balanced in my opinion. Old cars you have to sacrifice something, to get what you want. It’s not that way with modern cars, as much. They are well rounded.