Engine Pro's Help please

Hey there,

I was reading in a mopar magazine a few days ago on the shelf at the store.

They were comparing Magnum Heads from Stock to Indy etc.

They had a head guru saying he tested the out of the box Edelbrock heads rated at 58cc..........get this and they were at 62.5cc instead, the guy thought he was wrong so he did it again and came out to 62.5cc........

Whats up with that claiming 58cc??????? Is that so you can mill the heads down for a compensating factor??

Depending on the build this could cause a 1 point reduction in the compression ratio no??

This would suck thinking you are going to be a 11-1 compression ratio and end up at about 10.25-1 or so.

If this is the case then the Engine Quest heads would be a better dollar spend besides the weight difference no???

I was going to buy the stage 3 edelbrock magnums from Hughes for my 410 stroker and end up at 11-1 compression ratio. Now I just might to the Iron Rams Fully Ported and shave them down a bit........this would save over 1k in the costs and the flow is almost exactly the same.

I have the bottom end assembled and all the go fast goodies to make 580-600Hp with over 520 tq. I just dont want to screw up the build with the wrong head choice.

Your thoughts???