You learn something new everyday. How long will an LA small block hold up at 550 horsepower

Can you tell me about the chicken wire over the cam tunnel and China wall?
I like the chicken wire thing. If a rocker adjuster breaks off, or another thing in the head, believe me even springs can break into small tiny parts. The chicken wire will be a safety net, literally.

Other builds just block it off entirely.
never forgot this…back 25 odd years ago was at the Indy swap meet.
was looking at buying a set of Edelbrock heads.
went by the Indy cylinder head booth, and told them what I had up my sleeve. A stroker 340 with Eddie heads to bracket race and street cruise( always been my MO..LOL,)
any how Herb and Ken Lazzeri(sp) heard what I had in mind. Herb says…. “ Stay away from a drag strip with those heads”
He and Ken then show me the brand new Indybrock heads they had just brought to market. Offset Eddie’s.
they said buy a set of these and you won’t be out of place at the track.
In short, they were full of ****. Those heads over time have proved to be maybe a tenth better than ported Eddie’s…maybe…….
The stay away from the track comment was dumb as a box of rocks, especially from a guy who should know better than to say something like that.
They just wanted to sell what they were brewing up( which I don’t believe ever took off very well)
I ended up buying Eddie’s from Hensley, had Matt do a non full on port job, and was very happy running 10’s at the track with them.

They do port out really well and save a “Pittsburghracer” sleeve the pushrod exercise out. I don’t know who has done what with those heads in terms of the full porting or race ported work. Do you know of any flow tests done with those “Indy/Brock” heads?