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Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's #1126875 12/03/11 10:22 PM 12/03/11 10:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada S Stanton OP Don't question me!
Stanton OP Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada	I can't believe that I have to grind for clearance on my EZ1's. This is only a .600 lift cam with 1.5 rockers and yet the pushrods hit !! Sometimes I wonder if they wouldn't have been better if they'd been made in China ! Anyhow, now that I'm done whining, is there a neater way to do this than grinding? I don't own a mill but a friend does. If that's the way to go, what sort of cutter would I need? Is doing them in a drill press an option?

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Stanton] #1126876 12/03/11 10:26 PM 12/03/11 10:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca. D Deepockets super stock
Deepockets super stock D Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca.	had to do the same thing with the victor m/w heads. just used a carbide ball cutter in a die grinder. i was doing this during the mock up, not an assembled engine. just take your time and it will come out nice.

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Deepockets] #1126877 12/03/11 10:36 PM 12/03/11 10:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca. D Deepockets super stock
Deepockets super stock D Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca.	here's a couple picts. i also had to grind some on the block.

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Stanton] #1126878 12/03/11 11:03 PM 12/03/11 11:03 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	You can do them on the mill but I cant say its worth all the set up time for each one... I did this on my B-1 M/Cs ... I used a 1/2" end mill but I had to take alot of material out

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Deepockets] #1126879 12/03/11 11:33 PM 12/03/11 11:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,876 Weddington, N.C. Streetwize master
Streetwize master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,876 Weddington, N.C.	If it's bad on a flat tappet RB I can assure you it's WORSE on a Roller Low deck It's all part of the Aluminum head Max wedge game Bridgeport is quickest if you have access, if not a high speed carbide works well to. I've also jigged the heads on an engine stand so you can hit them all pretty quick, it's generally just the intakes. WIZE World's Quickest Diahatsu Rocky (??) 414" Stroker Small block Mopar Powered. 10.84 @ 123...and gettin' quicker! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mWzLma3YGI In Car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXcf95e6v0

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Stanton] #1126880 12/03/11 11:41 PM 12/03/11 11:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 314 Manitoba, Canada B Big Wedge enthusiast
Big Wedge enthusiast B Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 314 Manitoba, Canada	Yep, did the same on mine. I only had a couple that were touching. It was still well worth the effort. Garth Last edited by Big Wedge; 12/03/11 11:41 PM.

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Big Wedge] #1126881 12/04/11 11:39 AM 12/04/11 11:39 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 511 Temperance, MI 6 68 HEMI GTS mopar
68 HEMI GTS mopar 6 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 511 Temperance, MI	people want to build custom engines but dont want to do the custom work that goes with it... 68 Dart GTS "HEMI" 10.30 @ 131 pump gas street car 3780# 69 Roadrunner 511 six pack 10.92 drive to track street car

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Stanton] #1126882 12/04/11 03:45 PM 12/04/11 03:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,050 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,050 Oregon	Yep, Indy leaves a lot of extra material on the heads. It would be nice if they ran a CNC program in the pushrod area and opened them up for 7/16 or even 1/2 pushrods. Edelbrock is even worse, they leave about 2 lbs of extra material on the Victor heads. I put my EZ heads in the mill and went after them with a long end mill. Just be careful around the intake port. 6950391-pushrod.jpg (52 downloads)

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: 68 HEMI GTS] #1126883 12/04/11 06:54 PM 12/04/11 06:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada S Stanton OP Don't question me!
Stanton OP Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada	Quote: people want to build custom engines but dont want to do the custom work that goes with it... On the contrary! I expect someone manufacturing custom, high performance heads to do their homework so that when I run a relatively mild cam and valvetrain setup it should work without having to touch it. If I were running a .750 lift cam and 1.6 rockers I'd expect to have to do some fitting.

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: Stanton] #1126884 12/05/11 07:45 PM 12/05/11 07:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,170 Westbury, NY B bumps440 super gas
bumps440 super gas B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,170 Westbury, NY	Quote: Quote: people want to build custom engines but dont want to do the custom work that goes with it... On the contrary! I expect someone manufacturing custom, high performance heads to do their homework so that when I run a relatively mild cam and valvetrain setup it should work without having to touch it. If I were running a .750 lift cam and 1.6 rockers I'd expect to have to do some fitting. I agree with you for the most part. with a name like EZ and using mild parts It should almost be a bolt on. I am doing a set of CNC victor max wedge port head with 1.7 rockers and very high lift. there is soo much material I have to remove it is not at all funny had them on a mill to remove a good part of it, may have to just touch up with carbide bits when its near enough to do another pre assembly.

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: bumps440] #1126885 12/06/11 01:56 PM 12/06/11 01:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	You could do like I did as I bought mine from Dwayne Porter and he already did it before I got mine. Ron

Re: Pushrod clearance in Indy EZ1's [Re: 383man] #1126886 12/06/11 06:38 PM 12/06/11 06:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada S Stanton OP Don't question me!
Stanton OP Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada	Yeah well there's something to be said for hindsight !!

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