Mopar had the chance to correct that lifter angle with the original version of the small block and failed. Dumbest thing ever but I guess they saved a couple nickels because of it. I loved the 48 degree setup when the R3 came out. If Mopar would have made the blocks more available and had a decent cylinder head offering at the time, they definitely would’ve sold plenty more. I thought the Victor head would’ve caught on but Mopar folks are just cheap.
