Let's talk G3 hemi cams
I know exactly where you’re coming from and I feel pretty close to the same way about almost all of the tv shows and internet stuff out there. They seem to only only show information relevant to their target demographic. Who can blame them really. I’d like more data from about 99% of what I watch. You’re also correct that content seems to be king in the you tube world, even if the content is crap it’s still content and that’s what they get payed for. I’ve seen and am familiar with the episode you're referencing above and I think he dumbed it down purposely to better represent what is actually out there running around in every day cars. Of course he could have made all the heads the same, the cams the same, compression etc, but then really they’d all make the same power, or damn close to it. I don’t know, I guess I get both sides of the argument, make them identical so the test is scientifically valid, but also don’t go to great lengths to make them identical for a more accurate representation of what’s in my Mopar and my neighbors Chevy.
Well, right on!
I would love to see some honesty in a direct comparo like that, instead of the usual one sided crap.
What do you think?
the Mopar has the widest Int manifold of the 3. That makes for longer runners for higher torque levels.
There's been much discussion about rod ratio's, and that it's supposedly not a factor.. Personally, I think this is an example of convenient 'blurring the facts', cause the shivi has the worst R/S ratios out there.
In the early 90's, I took a shivi camel hump (1.94 Int), a mopar 596 smog head (1.88 Int), and a Windsor Phord head (1.84 Int which I didn't like doing cause it's so small) anyway, all got bowl porting, back cut valves, and same valve jobs. The 596 won by 5cfm, and the phord shivi basically tied.
(put these heads as a display at my buddies shop, who was doing a promotional event. it was not a favored display by most)
Cost of the build is also a huge misnomer ... I don't ever see mentioned all of the ancillary valvetrain hardware the chevy guys have to buy (larger studs and machining costs to install them, stud girdles, and guide plates) all of which the mopar guy doesn't need. that's the turd that never seems to flush.
Some of the iron used in the sbc is terrible! I've seen ridges so big., that you might as well drop a 060 over piston in it.
I'm ranting... time to stop.
