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Re: How much gain for heads?
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I'm sure those 2.08/1.74 OE iron heads are holding you back. May I ask what is your SCR & Some OE iron SB intakes such as the 360 spreadbore piece are very good pieces, not sure about BB ones. Are your muffs free flowing/mandrel bends front to rear. Dist subsystems spot on?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: mopower440]
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11/05/14 12:26 PM
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Call Todd Marsh and ask about the Sidewinder heads he sells. They're truly ready to bolt on when you get them from him. http://www.mopartsracing.com/You will see a big performance increase over the stock heads. Lose that stock intake and get a good aftermarket one at the same time. 
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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11/05/14 12:33 PM
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I had several sets of 906 ported and added bigger valves, 2.14 intakes and 1.81 exhaust. They average 266 CFM on the intakes at .600, the OOTB Eddy RPM flowed 284 at .600 valve opening on the same bench  Thats 40+ HP plus the weight off of the nose of the car
Okay, this strikes a nerve with me.
Why do I care what the heads will flow at .600, .700, or higher lifts? Why does the OP care what the heads will flow above his .484 lift cam? He will never see it so it doesn't matter.
The cam I have coming for the Imperial has a .463 lift. I don't care if the heads fall out and completely stall at .600 lift. If they work well at .400 to .450 then I'm happy. It'll spend so little time between .450 and .463 that the flow there really doesn't matter.
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: HotRodDave]
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11/05/14 02:12 PM
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If I was a BB guy in your boat this would be my first choice along with an RPM intake.
Too bad they made another head for a flooded market instead of a SB twisted wedge magnum.
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0#Post8320924
I had the same thought. With the huge increase in popularity for big cube small blocks it seems there is a large void in the cyl head market.
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: feets]
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11/05/14 02:36 PM
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I had several sets of 906 ported and added bigger valves, 2.14 intakes and 1.81 exhaust. They average 266 CFM on the intakes at .600, the OOTB Eddy RPM flowed 284 at .600 valve opening on the same bench Thats 40+ HP plus the weight off of the nose of the car
Okay, this strikes a nerve with me.
Why do I care what the heads will flow at .600, .700, or higher lifts? Why does the OP care what the heads will flow above his .484 lift cam? He will never see it so it doesn't matter.
The cam I have coming for the Imperial has a .463 lift. I don't care if the heads fall out and completely stall at .600 lift. If they work well at .400 to .450 then I'm happy. It'll spend so little time between .450 and .463 that the flow there really doesn't matter.
The reason I posted the flow results for my motor is that is what lift I had, if he is changing heads now when will he change cams?  BB wedge motors love having the valves open further and longer to make more power, same thing on bigger carbs.
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: mopower440]
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11/05/14 03:41 PM
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edelbrock heads are commonly said to be worth 50 HP over stock ones.
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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11/05/14 03:55 PM
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There still isn't a decent block to use with a smallblock head that's over 300cfm, so why bother?
R.
To the OP: Your stock heads flow no better than 228cfm stock, and that's the best port. There's a 100hp potential in a set of Stealths, or Sidewinders which seem to the the latest and best budget head, or the ProComps, or the Edelbrocks even the street ones.
Performer RPM intake should be on your list as well.
I. I've been wanting an edelbrock rpm intake but everyone says its so tall that the carb will hit the hood and I'm not sure I want to cut a hole in my hood. Edelbrocks ain't my only prospects, stealths sound good also, just. Want heads that use the stock locaztion of the exhaust ports si I don't have to change my headers and would prefer to use my stock rockers and shafts. I am willing to upgrade my cam..
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: feets]
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11/05/14 04:00 PM
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I had several sets of 906 ported and added bigger valves, 2.14 intakes and 1.81 exhaust. They average 266 CFM on the intakes at .600, the OOTB Eddy RPM flowed 284 at .600 valve opening on the same bench Thats 40+ HP plus the weight off of the nose of the car
Okay, this strikes a nerve with me.
Why do I care what the heads will flow at .600, .700, or higher lifts? Why does the OP care what the heads will flow above his .484 lift cam? He will never see it so it doesn't matter.
The cam I have coming for the Imperial has a .463 lift. I don't care if the heads fall out and completely stall at .600 lift. If they work well at .400 to .450 then I'm happy. It'll spend so little time between .450 and .463 that the flow there really doesn't matter.
This is my reasoning also and that is part of why I say the new trick flows, the chamber is waaaaaay better looking than the 40 year old chamber in the eddy, stealth, sidewinder... a good chamber like that tends to help at low lifts a lot. The better chamber gives better mixture that also helps. You are on the right track with the flow but there is still more to it like port volume/velocity mixture quality weight...
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: HotRodDave]
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11/05/14 04:13 PM
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The Edelbrock, Stealth, Pro Comp, etc., heads all need to be gone through by a machine shop before being bolted on. The Trick Flow heads aren't even available yet. Todd Marsh has the Sidewinders he sells already checked out and any issues corrected. 
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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11/05/14 04:27 PM
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Going "waaaaaay back" in history here, but the data is still valid IMO.
Had stock rebuilt 440 w/ unported 906 heads, a 222 @ .050" x .455" hydraulic cam, stock converter, 3.55 gears, 1-3/4" headers, etc. With sticky street tires it ran a best of 13.2 @ 103 MPH.
Picked up a set of '452' castings machined for 2.14" / 1.81" valves. I did a fairly extensive home porting job on them w/ some touch-ups done by a local cylinder head shop. Swapped heads, along with switching from OEM stamped 1.5 rockers to Crane 1.6 iron rockers.
With no other changes, the first time I went back to the track the car ran a 12.5 @ 109 MPH, although the weather was awesome and the car dropped off a bit from that under more average conditions. Still, that means the head porting and increased rocker ratio for the small cam picked up 40-50 HP.
As suggested above, I'd be looking at set of "prepped" Sidewinder heads to get some serious CFM improvements in the <= .500" lift range.
"Your results may vary!"
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: BradH]
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11/05/14 04:34 PM
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 Years ago my car ran 11.87 at 111.9 mph w/ a set of bone stock 906 heads on a 509/292 MP cammed 440. I switched to a set of mildly home ported 915 closed chamber heads...no other changes and the car ran 11.40 at 117.4 mph in similar conditions. That gain in flow and a little compression REALLY woke it up. Was a whole different animal.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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11/05/14 07:36 PM
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Years ago my car ran 11.87 at 111.9 mph w/ a set of bone stock 906 heads on a 509/292 MP cammed 440. I switched to a set of mildly home ported 915 closed chamber heads...no other changes and the car ran 11.40 at 117.4 mph in similar conditions. That gain in flow and a little compression REALLY woke it up. Was a whole different animal.
tell me more, what was the rest of the combo?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: mopower440]
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11/05/14 07:44 PM
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Years ago my car ran 11.87 at 111.9 mph w/ a set of bone stock 906 heads on a 509/292 MP cammed 440. I switched to a set of mildly home ported 915 closed chamber heads...no other changes and the car ran 11.40 at 117.4 mph in similar conditions. That gain in flow and a little compression REALLY woke it up. Was a whole different animal.
tell me more, what was the rest of the combo?
440, stock crank, heavy 6 pack rods, Ross flattops, ported 915s, MP 509/292 hyd. cam, stock rockers and pushrods, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, 830 holley DP, 1 7/8" headers, 3" exhaust w/ 2 chamber flowmasters.
727 w/ 10" TCI Streetfighter converter (around 3500 stall), 4.10 gear, 28x10 slicks.
The car weighed 3700 lbs w/ me in it back then. Drove it on the street all the time.
Went 11.40 at 117.4 mph on motor and mid 10s on a small nitrous hit. Had a lot of fun w/ that combo.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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11/05/14 09:10 PM
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i bought my first set of edelbrocks this spring and feel as if they're over rated compared to the iron heads i took off. but, you will see a noticable difference over stock heads.
over rated yet a noticeable difference...  
1972 Road Runner / GTX 440 4spd Dana 3.54 Just about to turn 26K original miles..
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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11/05/14 11:03 PM
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Years ago my car ran 11.87 at 111.9 mph w/ a set of bone stock 906 heads on a 509/292 MP cammed 440. I switched to a set of mildly home ported 915 closed chamber heads...no other changes and the car ran 11.40 at 117.4 mph in similar conditions. That gain in flow and a little compression REALLY woke it up. Was a whole different animal.
tell me more, what was the rest of the combo?
440, stock crank, heavy 6 pack rods, Ross flattops, ported 915s, MP 509/292 hyd. cam, stock rockers and pushrods, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, 830 holley DP, 1 7/8" headers, 3" exhaust w/ 2 chamber flowmasters.
727 w/ 10" TCI Streetfighter converter (around 3500 stall), 4.10 gear, 28x10 slicks.
The car weighed 3700 lbs w/ me in it back then. Drove it on the street all the time.
Went 11.40 at 117.4 mph on motor and mid 10s on a small nitrous hit. Had a lot of fun w/ that combo.
do you know what the compression was with that combo? what the compression height of those pistons were? I also have a heavy bottom end with the TRW 6-pack pistons. I cant remember how far down in the hole these pistons are but the compression height i think is 2.062 and with my stock 452 heads is at 9.4:1. I wish i would have gone with that 292/509 cam instead of the 284/484 as i have heard of lots of fast combos with that cam. Im willing to change the combo up some to get it faster and more matched but would like to keep the bottom end as-is. Its only got about 500 miles on it since i built it several years ago.
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: scatpacktom]
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I wouldn't even consider the cyl heads until I was sure the intake wasn't the problem. In your case the intake is the problem. That's a fact
Consider this... Lets say your new heads flow 280 (big number) but your stock intake will only let you have 230 cfm of that. Do you think that is the recipe to hp happiness?
Intake will be your problem, that is a fact
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: lewtot184]
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I wouldn't even consider the cyl heads until I was sure the intake wasn't the problem. In your case the intake is the problem. That's a fact
Consider this... Lets say your new heads flow 280 (big number) but your stock intake will only let you have 230 cfm of that. Do you think that is the recipe to hp happiness?
Intake will be your problem, that is a fact
this!
Ok, then while were at it, lets fix the intake problem first. I know the edelbrock performer RPM is the one advised the most but i have been told by many that it will not fit under the hood in a 440 dart. This sucks. Is there possibly another intake out there that will fit and be even close to the performance of the edelbrock performer rpm?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: BradH]
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11/06/14 02:55 AM
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X2 on the Holley SD. very low profile/single plane/good rep. With the heads you're gonna gain from the SCR increase going from the open 452's to closed chambered (I'm assuming) eddys in addition to the port flow. Back in the dark ages I had a medium SCR (not sure what it was exactly) 440 with 906 heads/509 cam and I advanced the cam 4 deg & milled the heads .060 or 090 (I forget which) & it was a dramatic improvement & you'll gain even more than that with your (intended) mods. If your gonna mod the dist (I would), wait till you are done cuz the cyl psi needs to be finalized
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: mopower440]
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11/06/14 11:44 AM
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X3 on the Holley SD intake! And like I said in my first post, change the intake when you do the heads. Or just the intake alone to start with. The Holley SD and the Edelbrock Performer RPM run nearly identical even though one's a single plane and the other a dual plane. I ran the 2 back to back, same day track test on my previously mentioned 11.4 sec combo and they ran nearly the same. The RPM slightly faster down low, the SD slightly faster up top...and I do mean slightly. Could hardly tell a difference driving it. The Holley just happens to be a lot shorter and fits much better w/ stock hoods.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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X3 on the Holley SD intake! And like I said in my first post, change the intake when you do the heads. Or just the intake alone to start with.
The Holley SD and the Edelbrock Performer RPM run nearly identical even though one's a single plane and the other a dual plane. I ran the 2 back to back, same day track test on my previously mentioned 11.4 sec combo and they ran nearly the same. The RPM slightly faster down low, the SD slightly faster up top...and I do mean slightly. Could hardly tell a difference driving it.
The Holley just happens to be a lot shorter and fits much better w/ stock hoods.
I think the difference comes into play on the street with lower RPM's
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: scatpacktom]
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I wouldn't even consider the cyl heads until I was sure the intake wasn't the problem. In your case the intake is the problem. That's a fact
Consider this... Lets say your new heads flow 280 (big number) but your stock intake will only let you have 230 cfm of that. Do you think that is the recipe to hp happiness?
Intake will be your problem, that is a fact
Oh so true. First column is the cylinder head flow, second column is the head flow with the 1969 stock intake and an 850 Mighty Demon carburetor, third column is with an Edelbrock RPM intake and the 850.
Lift...........(1)...........(2)..........(3)
.100..........72.............69...........71
.200.........150............131..........145
.300.........212............172..........195
.400.........254............187..........228
.500.........276............199..........240
.600.........290............203..........251
.700.........302............204..........256
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: RapidRobert]
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11/06/14 01:49 PM
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we ran a wiend team G one night at the track and I swear it was faster with the stock cast iron intake..
Was that with NO other changes and was the A/F ratio/temp/humidity exactly the same? Not disagreeing just thinking out loud
I'm wondering the same thing? It should have been faster than the stock manifold, but then again, the Team G is one of the worst single planes for the BB mopar ever.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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I wouldn't even consider the cyl heads until I was sure the intake wasn't the problem. In your case the intake is the problem. That's a fact
Consider this... Lets say your new heads flow 280 (big number) but your stock intake will only let you have 230 cfm of that. Do you think that is the recipe to hp happiness?
Intake will be your problem, that is a fact
this!
Ok, then while were at it, lets fix the intake problem first. I know the edelbrock performer RPM is the one advised the most but i have been told by many that it will not fit under the hood in a 440 dart. This sucks. Is there possibly another intake out there that will fit and be even close to the performance of the edelbrock performer rpm?
Edelbrock RPM Performer fits /w plenty of room on my '68 440 Dart. Flat Hood
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Re: How much gain for heads?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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The Edelbrock, Stealth, Pro Comp, etc., heads all need to be gone through by a machine shop before being bolted on. The Trick Flow heads aren't even available yet.
Todd Marsh has the Sidewinders he sells already checked out and any issues corrected.
I installed 2 sets of edlebrock heads right out of the box, one set on a 340 in 2007 which now has 26K miles in it and has been beat hard. It still burns no oil still has the same 165 cranking compression since new.
Then same deal right out of the box on my 440 I built in 2004, it's still running great today right out of the box! 
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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I wouldn't even consider the cyl heads until I was sure the intake wasn't the problem. In your case the intake is the problem. That's a fact
Consider this... Lets say your new heads flow 280 (big number) but your stock intake will only let you have 230 cfm of that. Do you think that is the recipe to hp happiness?
Intake will be your problem, that is a fact
this!
Ok, then while were at it, lets fix the intake problem first. I know the edelbrock performer RPM is the one advised the most but i have been told by many that it will not fit under the hood in a 440 dart. This sucks. Is there possibly another intake out there that will fit and be even close to the performance of the edelbrock performer rpm?
Edelbrock RPM Performer fits /w plenty of room on my '68 440 Dart. Flat Hood
are you serious? No mods or anything to make it fit? would it be any different in mine being its a 1972? HMMM...Its been a long time since i inquired about this intake so dont remember ...could it have been possibly because i use a thermoquad and that combined with the RPM performer made it too tall? Will a thermoquad even bolt up to the RPM intake?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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Thermo-quad needs an adapter on an RPM and with the wider area before it drops down around the carb it will be harder to find an air cleaner.
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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Ok, then while were at it, lets fix the intake problem first. I know the edelbrock performer RPM is the one advised the most but i have been told by many that it will not fit under the hood in a 440 dart. This sucks. Is there possibly another intake out there that will fit and be even close to the performance of the edelbrock performer rpm?
Go to Edelbrock's website. Select the intake manifold you're looking for. They list the height of the intake manifold.
Measure your intake manifold.
Stick a lump of clay, paper cup, or other squishy thing on top of the air cleaner.
Close the hood.
Open the hood at see how tall the squishy thing is now. That is your hood clearance.
Be sure to add a little room for engine movement assuming it's not on solid mounts.
I can do that. How do i go about measuring my stock intake as its bolted on the engine running the car currently?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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the RPM will be about 1.5" to 1.62" taller than stock.
anyone know how tall the adapter would be that mounts the thermoquad to the RPM?
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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The Mr Gasket piece "MRG1932" is 3/4" thick plus the slight addition of an additional gasket. $19.95 + ship on Mancini racing
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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Yes cuz the RPM is a square bore flange intake
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Re: How much gain for heads?
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The Mr Gasket piece "MRG1932" is 3/4" thick plus the slight addition of an additional gasket. $19.95 + ship on Mancini racing
Will a TQ bolt directly to an RPM intake? I didn't know if the adapter was necessary.
Not sure if it will but i 'think' the adaptor is needed because the thermoquad is a spreadbore carb and the RPM is a squarebore intake..
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