Holley Strip Dominator vs. Edelbrock Victor 340

Nobody seems to care enough about small block Mopars anymore to make a mid-level standard port head that addresses all their inherent flaws. For example, I don't get the whole idea behind the SB Trick Flow heads. When they are available, they're certainly nice and seem to flow well and please correct me if I'm wrong but it's basically just an updated version of a stock head. If they're sinking money into development why not address the rocker stands and whatever else would make them a step beyond an aluminum upgrade? I'm not saying move the pushrods or raise the ports because those types of things require "specialized" parts that go beyond the target market but at least make sure the rocker geometry is right. When you step up into W or Indy head world, you're putting together a serious piece but that does not mean that the standard port offerings shouldn't be the best they can be until you get to that point. Maybe if they were good enough some guys wouldn't feel the need to take the next step and invest crazy money into an entirely new top end. Oh well.


You just explained the issue. Without moving the stands/shafts and getting the pushrod out of the way and raising the port there isn’t much you can do.

You are limited by that stuff. Certainly TF improved on the ports by a country mile, but the low port angle and pushrod pinch are still the limiting factors.

And of course, we are still dealing with an in-line wedge valve arrangement. Moving to a canted valve wedge would be a massive improvement. And that mostly died when NHRA killed Pro Stock Truck.

Small block development pretty much stopped right there. I suggest had NHRA not killed that class that by now the canted valve wedge heads would be available to the end user for a reasonable (relatively reasonable anyway) price. Along with blocks and intakes to go with it.

What a shame.