LA cyl head challenge !!

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1Badcolt said:
Thats a very STELLAR # for an LA indeed
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The guy who is going to port the shockers has not looked at the heads yet...so I have no idea how much improvement ( if any ) can be made...I did purchase a few extra intake valves so that he could play with valve angles/cuts and see if there is any improvements to be found
 
67autocross said:
The guy who is going to port the shockers has not looked at the heads yet...so I have no idea how much improvement ( if any ) can be made...I did purchase a few extra intake valves so that he could play with valve angles/cuts and see if there is any improvements to be found
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Sounds good keep us updated
 
Define best performing, as in what is the application? What works good in a Marine build may not in a mud truck.
 
Gun to my head, I would likely pick the reworked Bloomer heads now that Vic has redone them personally. The fact that he did them is all i need to know to place them at the top.
Second choice would be airwolfs. They went 3 mph faster than Trickflows did on back to back tests in very similar conditions on the same car a buddy has. Typical bracket type stroker deal
 
So in the world of small block Mopar heads what is the highest flow number on record for a head without off setting the rockers?
 
B3422w5 said:
Gun to my head, I would likely pick the reworked Bloomer heads now that Vic has redone them personally. The fact that he did them is all i need to know to place them at the top.
Second choice would be airwolfs. They went 3 mph faster than Trickflows did on back to back tests in very similar conditions on the same car a buddy has. Typical bracket type stroker deal
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I cant even find images of Airwolfs those must be some low production items and those flowed so well utilizing conventional LA rockers and not offset rockers ???
 
1Badcolt said:
I cant even find images of Airwolfs those must be some low production items and those flowed so well utilizing conventional LA rockers and not offset rockers ???
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guy took Chinese eddie knockoff heads and made them 210 cc . He said they were 220, but they aren't that big. Yes, non offset.
His name was Dr J… he is still around, but there was some “ delivery issues” towards the end getting heads from him, and he pretty much evaporated…i heard he is out in California.

"Air Wolf" heads ... Vanished - Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

AIR WOLF small block Mopar heads
 
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67autocross said:
So in the world of small block Mopar heads what is the highest flow number on record for a head without off setting the rockers?
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Unless the heads were flowed on the same bench the numbers would not be apples to apples
 
Airwolves were nothing more than well ported pro comps. And promax I believe is just a rename of the defunct Patriot manufacturer that had so many problems they had to change their name please correct me if I'm wrong. And best is nothing more than a fallacy. Any of the major brands with factory rocker arm or pushrod locations can achieve similar results. There's no magic out there.
 
K.O. SWINGER said:
Airwolves were nothing more than well ported pro comps. And promax I believe is just a rename of the defunct Patriot manufacturer that had so many problems they had to change their name please correct me if I'm wrong. And best is nothing more than a fallacy. Any of the major brands with factory rocker arm or pushrod locations can achieve similar results. There's no magic out there.
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Thank you - I guess without off-set rockers we are just limited to a few offerings and then have to rely on a few good porters to make them shine.
I wonder wonder why AFR doesn't make a high flowing LA head utilizing stock rocker setups ?
 
I don't know what your goals are but a good set of ported edelbrocks, pro comps trick flows or promax can lay down some pretty impressive horsepower.imo oh yeah not to leave out J and x and some other production heads.
 
K.O. SWINGER said:
Airwolves were nothing more than well ported pro comps. And promax I believe is just a rename of the defunct Patriot manufacturer that had so many problems they had to change their name please correct me if I'm wrong. And best is nothing more than a fallacy. Any of the major brands with factory rocker arm or pushrod locations can achieve similar results. There's no magic out there.
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whatever they are, they have a 210 cc intake port and were 3 mph better( thats a lot) in back to back track testing over trickflows.
Maybe they are nothing more than this or that… but they were way better than Trickflows. I am not sure exactly what Bryce did, but they factually make power
 
1Badcolt said:
Thank you - I guess without off-set rockers we are just limited to a few offerings and then have to rely on a few good porters to make them shine.
I wonder wonder why AFR doesn't make a high flowing LA head utilizing stock rocker setups ?
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Too small of target audience
 
Several guys out there that can get over 300 out of Eddies etc . A friend in MN had a set done and they did not move the pushrod . I wouldnt have believed it if I hadnt seen the flow sheet and time slips.
 
1Badcolt said:
What is the absolutely best performing [LA CYL HEAD ] iron or alum MAX PORTED that DOES NOT use offset rocker arms ?
Asphalt 1/8 mile DRAG RACING
4 speed A body .
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I would guess YOU already have the cast iron version. Those Mullin heads Jerry ported. What's the flow numbers on those bad boys?
 
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