Trick Flow heads
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I've got a few things going on in the shop right now so I haven't had a chance to scrutinize these things too much, but my first impression is that the overall fit & finish, and presentation is pretty nice. Over the next few days I'll try and get some measurements on them, but for today I only had a chance to put one on the bench and see what kind of numbers it put up.
Bore- 4.375 Test pressure- 28" Intake tested with a radius plate, exhaust tested with and without a flow tube. Exhaust flow tube diameter- 2"
Lift-----in/ex--ex w-tube .100--71.6/52.9----52.9 .200-156.1/116.5--125.2 .300-229.3/163.6--174.8 .400-274.8/192.7--213.2 .450-290.5/202.6--226.1 .500-302.9/209.2--238.0 .550-311.1/215.0--245.7 .600-316.0/220.8--251.5 .650-317.9/222.7--254.2 .700-319.7/224.6--259.2 .750-321.6/226.5--261.1
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Nice to see a head out of the box with numbers that continue to climb and not back up like most do. Looking forward to getting a set of these. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I've got a few things going on in the shop right now so I haven't had a chance to scrutinize these things too much, but my first impression is that the overall fit & finish, and presentation is pretty nice. Over the next few days I'll try and get some measurements on them, but for today I only had a chance to put one on the bench and see what kind of numbers it put up.
Bore- 4.375 Test pressure- 28" Intake tested with a radius plate, exhaust tested with and without a flow tube. Exhaust flow tube diameter- 2"
Lift-----in/ex--ex w-tube .100--71.6/52.9----52.9 .200-156.1/116.5--125.2 .300-229.3/163.6--174.8 .400-274.8/192.7--213.2 .450-290.5/202.6--226.1 .500-302.9/209.2--238.0 .550-311.1/215.0--245.7 .600-316.0/220.8--251.5 .650-317.9/222.7--254.2 .700-319.7/224.6--259.2 .750-321.6/226.5--261.1 Thank you for the results & thank you for showing what was used to test the intake port & not using clay. Intake tested with a radius plate
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Intake numbers are about 5% better than the last set of ported Edelbrock heads I had. The exhaust is roughly the same. I ported a set of rpm`s years ago on Pettis`s flow bench that went 327-224 iirc w/the stock 2.14 intake valve BUT, if the meats there and someone either has a cnc program that will work w/these or can program, then they`d be really good for the intermediate power zone and a Max wedge could possibly really shine.......
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Great info, (And Great to 'see' you, Fast)
Well there you go, 5-10 years ago guys who needed a "perfect" 650 horse capable head for their 500" B/RB strokers would have to buy a set of Eddie's and have them CNC'd or Hand ported, just to get about 95% of what we now have "off the shelf".
I really like the .400 lift numbers, mid lift is so critical for keeping the cylinders packed = Awesome torque. The non-stalling .500-.650 numbers look great for making big power at a still safe and moderate RPM ceiling. 290 at .450 lift is really exceptional IMHO, that's about PEAK flow for an out of the Box Edelbrock IIRC. Look perfect for a street-strip 10.5:1 440-451 4 speed and especially a 470"-520" Automatic.
Seems like a Near-Perfect gap filler, Standard 906 port size, anybody wanting/needing more would step-up from there to a Max Wedge. I've always liked the Trick flow finish quality, usually just want to upgrade the Locks/retainers and usually a quick 'true-up' of the as delivered VJ and they can be good-to-go compared to what I'd say to most other out-of-the-box head MFGs. I guess the main 'off the shelf' competition for these would be the EZ's but I'll bet the TF fit and finish is better.
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Nice to see a head right out of the box w/ comparable flow to a ported Edelbrock/Stealth/Sidewinder.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine.
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The flow numbers along with the modern combustion chamber should really make this head worth looking at. Even if the ported eddy matches the flow it should still be at a disadvantage. Can't wait to see some results in running cars. Thanks for the info Dwayne.
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Since I don't know anything about a wedge why don't you guys enlighten me. Does this mean you use a bigger cam? I don't like rollers. Would a .590 lift purple shaft work well with these in a 512 BB? Thanks.
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Brad, there was a post about Stealth head flow numbers a few weeks ago, I posted the numbers I got from the MCH CNC Stealth there.
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I think the only standard port head that tops these As-delivered were the old Chapman Stage VI 260 (which I think JohnRR sent to Dwayne the same time I sent my Chap 265 MW's) And the Chapmans were Raised ports and long valve heads that need special rocker gear. I think they went 360 up around .600-.650, may still be in the Moparts archives. Not sure they were any better than these at .400-.450 though.
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I'll have dyno numbers in a few weeks.
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Since I don't know anything about a wedge why don't you guys enlighten me. Does this mean you use a bigger cam? I don't like rollers. Would a .590 lift purple shaft work well with these in a 512 BB? Thanks. Purple shaft with stock stamped rockers are the HOT ticket right now.
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I'll have dyno numbers in a few weeks. Great Andy looking forward to it.
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I think the only standard port head that tops these As-delivered were the old Chapman Stage VI 260 (which I think JohnRR sent to Dwayne the same time I sent my Chap 265 MW's) And the Chapmans were Raised ports and long valve heads that need special rocker gear. I think they went 360 up around .600-.650, may still be in the Moparts archives. Not sure they were any better than these at .400-.450 though. I can provide some comparative data from Dwayne's current bench (a Saenz 600) tested on the same 4.375" bore: A. My old PRH-ported MP Stage VIs w/ 2.14" intake valves and small 215 cc runners (w/o RB adapters added). On a 10.8:1 CR RB 452 short block using a modified MP M1 intake, my BG "825" carb, 2" headers and a 266 at .050" x .600" x 108 LSA SFT cam, it made around 610 HP & 570 Tq on Dwayne's dyno. Lift -- Int / Exh (no flow tube) .100 --- 69 / 53 .200 -- 143 / 108 .300 -- 213 / 146 .400 -- 262 / 181 .500 -- 293 / 211 .550 -- 305 / 222 .600 -- 307 / 231 .650 -- 307 / 237 .700 -- 307 / 243 B. My Hughes CNC-ported 1st-generation Edelbrock Victors w/ 2.20" intake valves and an estimated 270 cc runner volume (adjusted down about 40 cc for the built-in RB adapters). Like the Chapmans, these have raised ports and need special-offset intake rockers. Lift -- Int / Exh (no flow tube) .100 --- 75 / 58 .200 -- 169 / 109 .300 -- 237 / 157 .400 -- 280 / 201 .500 -- 318 / 229 .550 -- 329 / 239 .600 -- 341 / 246 .650 -- 347 / 253 .700 -- 345 / 256 At the same CR as the MP Stage VIs and the .650" roller version of the SFT mentioned above, I'll take a s.w.a.g. and say I'd expect to see 640+ HP from the Trick Flows on the same RB 452 short block as the Stage VIs were tested, between the different heads and switching to a roller. But it's all just educated(?) guesses until someone puts 'em in service. ![shruggy shruggy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/shruggy.gif)
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I ported a set of rpm`s years ago on Pettis`s dyno that went 327-224 iirc... Ummm... I think you mean flow bench, not dyno. ![realcrazy realcrazy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/realcrazy.gif) My bad, too many blue moons..........
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Brad, didn't some combination of stuff we tried end up making like 625hp?
The CNC "standard" port Victors had quite a bit bigger port opening as I recall compared to a true std sized head. These TF heads have port openings that look like a std valley pan gasket would seal up okay.
This particular set I have in the shop are going on a pump gas 505 with a solid cam and a 6bbl.
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Here's the Chapman 260 standard Ports ( from the Tech archives)
These are the Chapman CNC'd MP Stage VI 260cc's:
Lift" I/E
.100--71.5/58.2 .200-150.0/118.6 .300-219.4/180.0 .400-278.7/219.4 .500-323.6/233.9 .550-338.9/240.3 .600-352.3/243.5 .650-348.5/246.7 .700-348.5/249.9 .750-348.5/251.5 .800-348.5/253.1
I think up to .450 the TW's are impressively close. 290cfm at only .450 is gonna be killer, you basically only need a very mild .525-.550 lift cam to easily cover 600hp, easy on the RPM/bottom end, easy on springs too
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Brad, didn't some combination of stuff we tried end up making like 625hp? Yeah, my ported Victor intake, a 1" open spacer and your CFS "dyno mule" Holley made about 625 HP. The 610 HP I referenced was as I ran it in my car (my carb & my ported M1 intake because of hood clearance), so I can correlate that to the car's on-track performance. A modified Victor on the TFs w/ the .650" RX roller... 650+ HP? ![work work](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/work.gif) (EDIT: The standard port location would even allow for running a Victor intake under my T/A hood ![grin grin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/grin.gif) ) The CNC "standard" port Victors had quite a bit bigger port opening as I recall compared to a true std sized head. These TF heads have port openings that look like a std valley pan gasket would seal up okay.
Right; Hughes' "standard" CNC job still opens the entry to 2.40" x 1.30"; not MW, but definitely bigger than a standard valley tray port size. (EDIT: Found something that says the TF port entry is 2.270″ x 1.230... is this what you measured, too?) This particular set I have in the shop are going on a pump gas 505 with a solid cam and a 6bbl. Bet my ol' 440 6BBL RR would have loved that engine!
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I agree, but just want to see what the numbers may be after a little hand work. I'm wanting something in the 320-325cfm at .600".
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I'll have dyno numbers in a few weeks. I hate to say this Andy but your DYNO numbers never show up in track times. Something in your corrections must be accrue. LOVE your products and use them but MOST dyno numbers are way out in left field almost as bad as the rag racing magazines. Hopefully track times will be posted early spring.
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I'll have dyno numbers in a few weeks. I hate to say this Andy but your DYNO numbers never show up in track times. Something in your corrections must be accrue. LOVE your products and use them but MOST dyno numbers are way out in left field almost as bad as the rag racing magazines. Hopefully track times will be posted early spring. You don't have a clue what you're talking about. The dyno that I use sends a lot of engines to the track and the track times back up the dyno numbers. You live a couple of thousand miles away from me and don't know anything about the dyno that I test on or the engine shop involved.
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Call Trick flow and let us know please ![thumbs thumbs](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs.gif) LOL - Yup, was going to call Friday Uh oh! Bill stepping it up a notch... ![grin grin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/grin.gif)
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Are the Trick Flows available w/stock straight plug design? Or are they all angled plugs? I'd say to expect they're ALL angle-plug because it goes w/ how the chamber was designed.
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Someone needs to remake the Chapman heads. You mean that still need RB adapters and sell for $2500+ each bare? I don't think so... They really missed the market for those. Edelbrock could have nailed it w/ the Victors, only they didn't get it "right" either. At least you can still buy Victors and they priced them reasonably.
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I agree, but just want to see what the numbers may be after a little hand work. I'm wanting something in the 320-325cfm at .600". According to Trick Flow, they already are. ![wink wink](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/wink.gif)
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I was planning on buying the std. port 440EZs for the 463 i'm putting together, but may now wait to see some more flow numbers on the Trick Flows. Decisions, decisions More flow tests won't change how the heads work; I'll be interested in how they perform on an engine. I agree, but just want to see what the numbers may be after a little hand work. I'm wanting something in the 320-325cfm at .600". According to Trick Flow, they already are. ![up up](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs_up.gif)
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It seems every time a new product comes on the market there is always something about it that makes you scratch your head..... Like these harmless looking little squares cast into the decks of these new TF heads
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Then you put a head gasket on the head, located by the dowel pin holes, and then I go......... Hmmmmm First pic is a Cometic, second is the TF recommended Fel-Pro 1009. The Fel-Pro is right at the edge of the square. I put some bluing on the head and scribed where the end of the head gasket lays. I'm thinking there's gonna be a little leak here if you don't do something about it. I also have a Victor graphite faced gasket here that was wide enough in this area that it would probably seal this off okay, but the gasket fire ring was ever so slightly inside the chambers in a few areas. IMO, for the next batch of castings, TF should just fill these squares in. There is one at each end of the head, and they both have this same issue.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Overall, the fit and finish on these heads is quite nice, even though I found a couple of things done differently than I would like. The machining looks real good, and the heads have been very nicely deburred. The part number they show for head bolts is the same as used for Victor heads. The rocker shaft bolt holes don't seem super deep and TF recommends using studs, and I would agree with that. Obviously a company that's making and selling as many heads as TF does must have their reasons for doing certain things the way they do, and I'm sure I don't have the credentials to argue with those reasons, but there are a couple of things I would do a little different. The guide clearance was pretty much right at .0008, although there were 3 exhaust guides on one head that were really closer to .0006. That's really tighter than I like to see them. After brushing out the guides with solvent and wiping down the valve stems, they "felt" nice and smooth, but since the heads were already here and apart, and my customer wants me to use my best judgement on them, I honed them out for a little more clearance. I set them to .0010 intake and .0012 exhaust. Another thing I would do differently is, the OD of the 45 on the exhaust valve job was like .015-.020 larger in diameter than the valve. I don't know if this is intentional on their part, or a slight mistake when they set up the cutter. My preference is to have the OD of the 45 to be .005-.010 inside the OD of the valve, particularly on street heads. The 45 on the intake seat was right at the size of the valve at 2.19.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Fill the hole with right-stuff and go on. As for eddelbrocks instead, well they all have tight guides also, most pro shops like to hone them out while most DIY guys just bolt em on and don't have an issue.
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Yeah I just don't know alot about Aluminum heads. Never owned a set. Would I better off to buy the Indys? My guess would be they all have inconsistencies do to mass production. ![shruggy shruggy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/shruggy.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I have a few different rockers here I test fit to check the sweep. The standard HS rockers are really too long. The TF specified part number is the rockers that fit the RPM heads, and they are shorter, so they should fit well. I also checked an Indy/Dove rocker. Slightly too long. A Comp Pro-magnum looks pretty good, but the best sweep of the rockers I have here was with a Crane Gold. I believe the "short" HS rockers are supposed to have the same shaft to roller relationship as the Crane Golds, although I haven't had any of those to check myself.
The things I've said I would do differently on these heads are really kind of nit-picky things. Of the currently available BB Mopar offerings, I would say these have the nicest overall fit and finish, especially when you take the price into consideration. I don't see how you can go wrong with these things for $2000, if they will work in your combination for the level of performance you're after.
Keep in mind, TF guarantees you won't have any problems with the guides, valve job, valves, springs, etc. for two years, and I'm sure most of the heads they sell will get taken out of the box and bolted on.
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Fill the hole with right-stuff and go on. As for eddelbrocks instead, well they all have tight guides also, most pro shops like to hone them out while most DIY guys just bolt em on and don't have an issue. And what is the "right-stuff" to fill the hole whit??
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And what is the "right-stuff" to fill the hole whit?? That's what I would like to know. Permatex?
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And what is the "right-stuff" to fill the hole whit?? That's what I would like to know. Permatex? Permatex??
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And what is the "right-stuff" to fill the hole whit?? That's what I would like to know. Permatex? Permatex?? Gasket Sealent.
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And what is the "right-stuff" to fill the hole whit?? That's what I would like to know. Permatex? Permatex?? Gasket Sealent. I know what Permatex is, so you will fill that hole whit Permatex? I dont think thats is what i whant to do as a solution.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Right stuff .. ... THE RIGHT STUFF , a gasket sealant.
I would just fill them with JB Weld .
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Is there anything on the Then you put a head gasket on the head, located by the dowel pin holes, and then I go......... Hmmmmm First pic is a Cometic, second is the TF recommended Fel-Pro 1009. The Fel-Pro is right at the edge of the square. I put some bluing on the head and scribed where the end of the head gasket lays. I'm thinking there's gonna be a little leak here if you don't do something about it. I also have a Victor graphite faced gasket here that was wide enough in this area that it would probably seal this off okay, but the gasket fire ring was ever so slightly inside the chambers in a few areas. IMO, for the next batch of castings, TF should just fill these squares in. There is one at each end of the head, and they both have this same issue. Is there anything on the deck of the block that would intersect that square divit in the head like any open passage?
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It would be great if there was a comparison with same short block two sets of heads, Trick Flow and Edelbrock or Indy.
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These heads look like my EZ heads only much nicer finish. I have to wonder why Trickflow doesn't make rockers to mate with these heads ![work work](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/work.gif) It cant be a big secret that there are issues with rocker arm geometry on big block Mopar heads. I really like my EZ heads but if these heads were out when I bought my Indys I would have bought these just because the ports look more finished.I had to do a lot of work to my EZ heads to make them work as well as they do. Gus ![beer beer](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/beer.gif)
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Is there anything on the deck of the block that would intersect that square divit in the head like any open passage? yes ... the lifter valley ...
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I have a few different rockers here I test fit to check the sweep. The standard HS rockers are really too long. The TF specified part number is the rockers that fit the RPM heads, and they are shorter, so they should fit well. I also checked an Indy/Dove rocker. Slightly too long. A Comp Pro-magnum looks pretty good, but the best sweep of the rockers I have here was with a Crane Gold. I believe the "short" HS rockers are supposed to have the same shaft to roller relationship as the Crane Golds, although I haven't had any of those to check myself.
The things I've said I would do differently on these heads are really kind of nit-picky things. Of the currently available BB Mopar offerings, I would say these have the nicest overall fit and finish, especially when you take the price into consideration. I don't see how you can go wrong with these things for $2000, if they will work in your combination for the level of performance you're after.
Keep in mind, TF guarantees you won't have any problems with the guides, valve job, valves, springs, etc. for two years, and I'm sure most of the heads they sell will get taken out of the box and bolted on. Would you foresee any problems running the Crane ductile rockers? ![shruggy shruggy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/shruggy.gif)
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fabo also has a thread on these heads and did some flow numbers Yep. And, as usual, something in the water in Idaho leads to inflated flow bench numbers when compared to two others that are virtually identicle. ![whistling whistling](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/whistling.gif)
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fabo also has a thread on these heads and did some flow numbers Yep. And, as usual, something in the water in Idaho leads to inflated flow bench numbers when compared to two others that are virtually identicle. numbers ??
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fabo also has a thread on these heads and did some flow numbers Yep. And, as usual, something in the water in Idaho leads to inflated flow bench numbers when compared to two others that are virtually identicle. Link me, dude. I was waiting for the big numbers from "the Idaho bench" to get posted here. Kinda curious they weren't. But numbers higher than everyone else sorta confirms that the bench is Maybe Jim did a little magical clean up of the factory porting, hence the bigger numbers (at least that is what I'd claim ![biggrin biggrin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/biggrin.gif) ). A guy on the bullet mentioned he got one of the first sets of heads. I advised him to send them to Andy F since they're both in the same state. He said he was sending them to Idaho instead. I warned him about the inflated numbers that come out of that part of the country but he sent them anyway. LINK --- V Scroll to post #48http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1178282&highlight=trick+flow+mopar+heads
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It's been my experience that he's usually pretty consistent if he's flowing an as-cast port. It's the "hand ported" results that IMO get really creative. Sometimes darn near impossibly creative.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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It's been my experience that he's usually pretty consistent if he's flowing an as-cast port. It's the "hand ported" results that IMO get really creative. Sometimes darn near impossibly creative. Maybe Jim has hands like these and can get in the port where no 5 axis machine can... Ha ha!
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Yep, head flow numbers don't mean a ton to me unless there is a way to really document everything. I found this out years ago on my own bench when I played around with head placement over the cylinder. It is easy to pick up some cfm my moving the intake over closer to the center of the bore. I finally built a fixture with dowel pins so the head was always in the same location on the bore. I also machined up a radius plate that I used on all heads. Once I did that I was able to start getting repeatable results.
There were some guys on SpeedTalk a while back who had a test fixture which they sent from guy to guy so everyone could calibrate their benches to the same fixture. Something like that makes sense for people who are working back and forth a bunch. I participated in the flow-around on speedtalk a few years ago...results were very interesting. I always wanted to know how my bench compared to Meaux's and found out it's just a tad lower than his. We first tested flow plates, then tested an AFR BBC 385 head using supplied head, valves and radius plate, then tested a ProComp cnc ported SBC head with supplied valves and radius plate. We were also told what bore size to flow at, and if we didn't have that size to include the size we used... Brian
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A Flowbench never has been, nor ever will be a Dynomometer. And as I am quite sure we all know, it is just a "tool" to measure gains or losses in one particular area. I don't discuss "flow" on the internet.... way too many variables not just in benchs, but in methodologies, which ALL can affect results.
THANKS to ALL of you here for posting your results, from ALL locations, very informative and much appreciated.
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A Flowbench never has been, nor ever will be a Dynomometer. And as I am quite sure we all know, it is just a "tool" to measure gains or losses in one particular area. I don't discuss "flow" on the internet.... way too many variables not just in benchs, but in methodologies, which ALL can affect results.
THANKS to ALL of you here for posting your results, from ALL locations, very informative and much appreciated. On the other hand, utilizing flow numbers from a KNOWN flow bench that has shown on track results that back up those flow numbers is never a bad thing! Dwayne's numbers have always been spot-on IMO! I like to see real world numbers vs.the inflated numbers that EVERY manufacturer publishes. Edelbrock, 440Source, Indy. They all publish ridiculous numbers. Having the same Flowbench flow multiple different manufacturers not only gives a good comparison but shows how different heads shake out at different lifts. Invaluable information!
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My first set of TF heads showed up today and I figured out a couple of things. First of all they need 10x of the longer 5.000 inch head studs. That is a common part number but until TF or ARP build a kit you'll have to source your own. Same stud that is used in the B1 kit so if you have a spare B1 head stud kit laying around you can rob them from it. If you're building your own head stud kit I'd order 24 of the 2.725 short stud from ARP. The 2.725 stud fits better than the standard 2.750 stud that they use in their kits. The 2.725 stud screws in further and clears the header flange.
Even more interesting is the fact that the rocker shaft studs need to be all short ones. No long ones required. I used 10x of the 2.500 ARP stud and it worked just fine. Good info guys, keep it coming as I am ordering my set when I get home from Sweden.
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My first set of TF heads showed up today and I figured out a couple of things. First of all they need 10x of the longer 5.000 inch head studs. That is a common part number but until TF or ARP build a kit you'll have to source your own. Same stud that is used in the B1 kit so if you have a spare B1 head stud kit laying around you can rob them from it. If you're building your own head stud kit I'd order 24 of the 2.725 short stud from ARP. The 2.725 stud fits better than the standard 2.750 stud that they use in their kits. The 2.725 stud screws in further and clears the header flange.
Even more interesting is the fact that the rocker shaft studs need to be all short ones. No long ones required. I used 10x of the 2.500 ARP stud and it worked just fine. Excellent reply, and what a refreshing thread to read. Nice to see some technical things being dicussed. Andy- when can we expect you to delve into the Gen III hemi stuff? A book from you would be an awesome thing!
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I'm surprised ARP doesn't offer a stud kit for the Victor heads yet. I would have thought there would have been enough demand for it that they would have issued a part number for it.
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Then you put a head gasket on the head, located by the dowel pin holes, and then I go......... Hmmmmm First pic is a Cometic, second is the TF recommended Fel-Pro 1009. The Fel-Pro is right at the edge of the square. I put some bluing on the head and scribed where the end of the head gasket lays. I'm thinking there's gonna be a little leak here if you don't do something about it. I also have a Victor graphite faced gasket here that was wide enough in this area that it would probably seal this off okay, but the gasket fire ring was ever so slightly inside the chambers in a few areas. IMO, for the next batch of castings, TF should just fill these squares in. There is one at each end of the head, and they both have this same issue. Got a call from TF and they are listening because I brought up the these holes and they are going correct this problem in the next castings. They told me if I had my heads and hadn't put them on send them back but if I wanted to use them just fill the holes in with right stuff. He said they had done alot of testing and assured me they were good but they wanted to go ahead and fill the holes in. If you guys have any ideas and suggestions to make to TF I suggest you call them because they are trying hard to make us a very good head.
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Then you put a head gasket on the head, located by the dowel pin holes, and then I go......... Hmmmmm First pic is a Cometic, second is the TF recommended Fel-Pro 1009. The Fel-Pro is right at the edge of the square. I put some bluing on the head and scribed where the end of the head gasket lays. I'm thinking there's gonna be a little leak here if you don't do something about it. I also have a Victor graphite faced gasket here that was wide enough in this area that it would probably seal this off okay, but the gasket fire ring was ever so slightly inside the chambers in a few areas. IMO, for the next batch of castings, TF should just fill these squares in. There is one at each end of the head, and they both have this same issue. Got a call from TF and they are listening because I brought up the these holes and they are going correct this problem in the next castings. They told me if I had my heads and hadn't put them on send them back but if I wanted to use them just fill the holes in with right stuff. He said they had done alot of testing and assured me they were good but they wanted to go ahead and fill the holes in. If you guys have any ideas and suggestions to make to TF I suggest you call them because they are trying hard to make us a very good head. FWIW, the Eddy RPM have a couple casting pockets in the head mounting surface too. Theses actually go edge on edge with the block water passage, and would appear to be a real potential for a water leak, but they don't seem to, and nobody seems to care either.
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That's why I'm buying a set of these heads off of TF. They obviously do care. And reading this makes me more re assured that I am making the right selection.
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If you guys have any ideas and suggestions to make to TF... Well, here's a start, courtesy of a post from earlier: 1. Get guide clearance checked and corrected as needed 2. Get valve seat contact pattern checked and corrected as needed 3. Replace titanium retainers, if equipped, with tool steel retainers for street use << or switch to springs w/o dampers if you're going to still use ti retainers - Brad >> 4. Fill in stupid square holes in head surface
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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10/15/15 11:31 AM
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Russ, actually I know of several people who had problems with the earlier casting Edelbrocks leaking coolant from that area after they had been in service a while. After it was discovered Edelbrock filled in most of that recess to eliminate that issue.
I'm happy to hear TF is listening and is planning on filling in the squares. On the heads I had here, if you wanted to use a Cometic gasket you absolutely would have had to fill in the squares since those gaskets didn't seal off either side of the square. It just created an open path from the valley to the outside of the engine.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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If you guys have any ideas and suggestions to make to TF... Well, here's a start, courtesy of a post from earlier: 1. Get guide clearance checked and corrected as needed 2. Get valve seat contact pattern checked and corrected as needed 3. Replace titanium retainers, if equipped, with tool steel retainers for street use << or switch to springs w/o dampers if you're going to still use ti retainers - Brad >> 4. Fill in stupid square holes in head surface
Has somebody made this call to TF yet and let them know instead of getting on here and complaining? I thought the the ti retainers were an option and the heads already came with steel retainers?
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Summit has them listed with steel or Ti retainers. Info I found from "way back" says there are four different spring & retainer combinations, so the purchaser needs to determine which spring option fits their application: TFS-61617801-C00 1.460″ dual valve springs TFS-61617802-C00 1.550″ dual valve springs TFS-6161T783-C00 1.550″ dual valve springs w/ ti retainers TFS-6161T784-C00 1.560″ dual valve springs w/ ti retainers I know the 1.560" is intended for a solid roller up to .700" lift, but don't know what the others are spec'd for.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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If you guys have any ideas and suggestions to make to TF... Well, here's a start, courtesy of a post from earlier: 1. Get guide clearance checked and corrected as needed 2. Get valve seat contact pattern checked and corrected as needed 3. Replace titanium retainers, if equipped, with tool steel retainers for street use << or switch to springs w/o dampers if you're going to still use ti retainers - Brad >> 4. Fill in stupid square holes in head surface
Has somebody made this call to TF yet and let them know instead of getting on here and complaining? Somebody who actually intends to purchase the heads (or works on them for a living) is a better person to pass on this info than someone like myself who is not a prospective customer and is simply compiling info for other's knowledge base.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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A Flowbench never has been, nor ever will be a Dynomometer. And as I am quite sure we all know, it is just a "tool" to measure gains or losses in one particular area. A dyno never has been, nor ever will be, a drag strip. It, too, is a tool to measure gains & losses which may (or may not) translate into real-world performance changes as installed in a given vehcile.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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It would be great if there was a comparison with same short block two sets of heads, Trick Flow and Edelbrock or Indy. This is the question that deserves an answer - so Dwayne what would be your initial thoughts when comparing these 3 heads and which one would have the most potential out of the box and worked over? Russ
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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A Flowbench never has been, nor ever will be a Dynomometer. And as I am quite sure we all know, it is just a "tool" to measure gains or losses in one particular area. A dyno never has been, nor ever will be, a drag strip. It, too, is a tool to measure gains & losses which may (or may not) translate into real-world performance changes as installed in a given vehcile. ![iagree iagree](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/iagree.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: BradH]
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Somebody who actually intends to purchase the heads (or works on them for a living) is a better person to pass on this info than someone like myself who is not a prospective customer and is simply compiling info for other's knowledge base.
Don't lie to us Brad, we know you want a set
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Somebody who actually intends to purchase the heads (or works on them for a living) is a better person to pass on this info than someone like myself who is not a prospective customer and is simply compiling info for other's knowledge base.
Don't lie to us Brad, we know you want a set Does he really need another set of dust collectors? Yes, I do. ![drool drool](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/drool.gif) And, no I don't. ![realcrazy realcrazy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/realcrazy.gif) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I won't lie: I'd already priced it out to see what it would cost to change directions and finish putting my RB 452 back together w/ TFs, and save all my Victor stuff for my fresh RB 451 short block. Because I've switched to a solid roller, and with having bought offset-intake pushrod lifters and the offset-intake rocker arm setup for the Victors, I couldn't do it cheaply enough to justify trying them out. Especially knowing they're still not in the same league as my CNC'd Victors, it would just be a nice "proof of concept" before putting the other parts I've already paid for into service. So, unless somebody(s) else wants to pony up a set of heads, rockers & roller lifters to see what they can do on The MoPig, it ain't happening on my dime! ![tonguue tonguue](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/tonguue.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I hear you Brad, these look interesting to me, I'm just running a set of lowly OOTB (essentially) stealths, but the question is do I send them to modern for 1K and get them CNCed or pony up extra and start with the Trick Flows. Flow will be similar but a bigger port with the CNCed Stealth (not exactly sure how much bigger), will have to wait and see, and really investigate the options and the ceiling on the Trick Flows. Plus I may need another set of pushrods. And the money spent at Modern gives me a good VJ, which is sounds like the Trick Flows can use a better valve job like all of the other OOTB heads? I need plenty of other stuff for my car before I even get there though. I know you've invested WAY MORE in that Victor setup how are you doing getting past all of the hurdles?
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I hear you Brad, these look interesting to me, I'm just running a set of lowly OOTB (essentially) stealths, but the question is do I send them to modern for 1K and get them CNCed or pony up extra and start with the Trick Flows. Flow will be similar but a bigger port with the CNCed Stealth (not exactly sure how much bigger), will have to wait and see, and really investigate the options and the ceiling on the Trick Flows. Plus I may need another set of pushrods. And the money spent at Modern gives me a good VJ, which is sounds like the Trick Flows can use a better valve job like all of the other OOTB heads? I need plenty of other stuff for my car before I even get there though. I know you've invested WAY MORE in that Victor setup how are you doing getting past all of the hurdles? Contact Modern for the actual price, but if you already have good springs and retainers the price is less than $1k. I just had mine done...
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I did send an email, but I didn't make mention of the springs or retainers but I have changed them already. Will have to follow up thanks!
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I predict that the market will soon be flooded with used Stealth heads, that'll be good for me and my aspirations.
R. I'd definitely throw a used set on my 383 mule, so that makes 2 of us
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Dwayne, have you taken a look at how much valve lift a guy can run with these heads? It looks to me that .750 is easy right out the box with a spring change. Not sure if they'll go 0.800 lift or not but it looks really close. I think a set of Manley 221420 springs will fit in there and they should go 0.800 lift at 2.00 installed height. Andy, the roller springs that come on those heads would likely be suitable for just about any roller cam I would use with them. If I were putting something together that I thought needed an .800 lift cam, I would just use bigger heads. That Manley spring is like 900lbs open. I can't see myself opting to run that much spring with a normal shaft set up that only has five 3/8" studs holding it in place, and that much span between the studs. I have no doubt that it won't be long and someone will put a set of these heads on something and run .800 or more lift, and make good power in the process. I just don't feel like that was the type of build these heads were targeting. I'm sure 700hp+will be easy enough to make with a pretty simple 505rb combo and a cam that would work okay with the supplied roller springs........ And that's more along the lines of what I feel is the main type of build these heads were intended for.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I predict that the market will soon be flooded with used Stealth heads, that'll be good for me and my aspirations.
R. Only if Stealth users that swore they wanted to keep the "stock look" are willing to give that up. I expect you'll see some Edelbrock Performer RPM heads show up for sale, too.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Summit has them listed with steel or Ti retainers. Info I found from "way back" says there are four different spring & retainer combinations, so the purchaser needs to determine which spring option fits their application: TFS-61617801-C00 1.460″ dual valve springs TFS-61617802-C00 1.550″ dual valve springs TFS-6161T783-C00 1.550″ dual valve springs w/ ti retainers TFS-6161T784-C00 1.560″ dual valve springs w/ ti retainers I know the 1.560" is intended for a solid roller up to .700" lift, but don't know what the others are spec'd for. I'm close to ordering and have spoken to both Summit and Trick Flow Tech Lines. Both came back with same selection recommendations based on current engine build, valve train, and intended use provided. Give them a call as they were glad to be of help in making the right choice. ....and thanks for all the advice in the post
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Even more interesting is the fact that the rocker shaft studs need to be all short ones. No long ones required. I used 10x of the 2.500 ARP stud and it worked just fine. For assurances, what is the ARP Part#?
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Longer head bolts if you already have a stock length 145-3606 ARP Hex head bolt kit and just want to buy the ten longer bolts instead of a complete 145-3609 kit are ARP-HAP4500-5
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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AndyF,
What is the part number for those rocker cover gaskets. Are those from Felpro? Moroso makes them. Rubber coated steel. They work really well with a cast valve cover that has a flat rail. About the only gasket that works with a vacuum pump. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-93055/overview/
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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I've had no luck with those Moroso gaskets, probably cuz I over-torque them. The Superformance gaskets are 10 times better in my opinion.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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ARP part number for the 2.75 long studs should be ARP-AJ2-750-1B
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Andy - How's the sweep pattern look w/ the Hughes rockers on the TF heads? I'm going to take a s.w.a.g. they're a little long for those heads w/o trying something like a B3RE relocation kit. Oh, and your picture of the RAS setup makes me (once again) regret having sold mine years ago. ![realcrazy realcrazy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/realcrazy.gif) I wonder how the new COMP Pro Magnum (?) bushed stainless-steel rockers would work on the TFs? Too bad they only offer a 1.5 ratio.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Andy, what hold downs are you using in the picture with TF and Hughes rockers?
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Has anyone got these heads on a running engine yet? If so whats the verdict. Yeah, dying to see some running motor results with these, even OOTB results.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Just info, Andy I run those Huges rockers on my 528, I rate them as the best rockers Ive ever had.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Hey Andy,
I have the RAS also. How was the sweep pattern across the tip?
Thanks Damon The sweep pattern looks good with the RAS rocker arms up to about .750 lift. If you're going to run more than .750 lift then I'd suggest some Jesel rocker arms.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Has anyone got these heads on a running engine yet? If so whats the verdict. Yeah, dying to see some running motor results with these, even OOTB results. IMM has an engine going together with TF heads and so do I. Not sure who will get on the dyno first. I'm sure there are some other guys with engines going together.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Just a guess, easier too adjust cam adv/ret, less spinning weight and harmonics.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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So apart from valve shrouding, has anyone seen any reason no to put these on a 4.280 bore? if the lift is kept under .600 it should be all good? I mentioned this in a prev thread and the guy from trickflow came back with it would fit, but they just speced the larger bore size because of the 2.19 inlet valve... no other tech explanation other than "because"... them being 10% off at summit atm is a deal clincher for me, will have to see if i can generate the coin b4 they go off special though, 5 days argh (and if they have any left!) Edit: ahh (expletive) it, Im going to blow something up in the trans or the diff if i do use these guys, too much power, too much compression, too much stall needed. Im going to stick with the sidewinders, 500 ish hp is enough for my build/budget. Still would like some opinions on the idea though ![smile smile](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/smile.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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Is the Chamber to small to use on a older build with l2266 pistons 30 over 440? I had the deck cut .040, IIRC they were down the hole .060 or .070. It has ported and shaved 452's on it right now, cam is a PAW 224 grind.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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So apart from valve shrouding, has anyone seen any reason no to put these on a 4.280 bore? if the lift is kept under .600 it should be all good? I mentioned this in a prev thread and the guy from trickflow came back with it would fit, but they just speced the larger bore size because of the 2.19 inlet valve... no other tech explanation other than "because"... them being 10% off at summit atm is a deal clincher for me, will have to see if i can generate the coin b4 they go off special though, 5 days argh (and if they have any left!) Edit: ahh (expletive) it, Im going to blow something up in the trans or the diff if i do use these guys, too much power, too much compression, too much stall needed. Im going to stick with the sidewinders, 500 ish hp is enough for my build/budget. Still would like some opinions on the idea though I put them on a 4.250 bore with a .039" gasket and the intake valve hit the cylinder wall at .770" lift. On the exhaust valve the retainer hit the seal at .850" and hadn't struck the cylinder wall.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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We ended up honing the valve guides slightly to provide "racing clearance". The valve clearance was "pass car" tight right out of the box. Everything else looked good. We swapped out the Ti retainers for some steel retainers. The steel retainers are only $45 and they won't get chewed up by the damper. I'm pretty sure the engine will still spin 7000 rpm with the steel retainers so no need for the lighter weight components. If we run into a float issue then I'll install some tool steel retainers.
Engine is ready to fire up. Should have some data after T-day. Baro is 30.15 and outside temp is 45 degrees so we're looking at some good air density numbers for dyno testing. Uncorrected numbers should be really nice. Just in case I missed it what is the rest of engine combo?
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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With the heart shaped chamber,will a .140 Ross dome piston work? .014 in the hole .027 headgasket 4.350 bore.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: fast68plymouth]
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11/28/15 01:48 PM
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My friend bought one from Jegs that's like what you described, and we couldn't get it to do anything except make the ball bounce. It's seems almost like the ball is too heavy, and it ends up sealing the tube until a bunch of pressure builds up, then it shoots way up, lets all the pressure off, then drops to the bottom and seals the hole again......then repeats that over and over.
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: fast68plymouth]
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11/29/15 05:32 PM
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On the blow by meter when I worked at Katech, in Clinton Twp. Mi. We used one from "Dwyer " I Think the range was 0 - 10 CFM. Go to there web site, www.katech.com. They will show the dyno cell pictures,use that as a reference!!! Good luck!!
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: BradH]
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12/02/15 01:03 PM
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When the results exceed the manufacturer's claimed flow #s, I question the flow bench's calibration. Glad you said it so I didn't have to. Must be one of those Idaho brand benches. ![biggrin biggrin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/biggrin.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: BradH]
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12/02/15 01:52 PM
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When the results exceed the manufacturer's claimed flow #s, I question the flow bench's calibration. This is why I don't count on flow numbers from other benches as being able to be directly compared to mine. This isn't saying one bench or the other is more accurate than the other as much as pointing out that flow numbers gleaned from different sources can, and do differ. I'm quite sure that the head tested at R&R and the one I tested would be much closer to each other than the two sets of numbers posted would indicate if they were tested on the same bench. I mean, no one actually believes that two CNC ported heads are going to vary that much, right? Do we know if the R&R test on the exhaust side is using a pipe or not? And if so, what size?
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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12/02/15 02:56 PM
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Only passing on what they showed while doing other heads. They have nothing to gain no matter the results. If it's considered misinformation I'll gladly remove it. It isn't misinformation, it is just probably at the high end of the range for test results. Test setups vary and test results vary. Most engine guys understand that numbers vary from bench to bench.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
[Re: fast68plymouth]
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12/02/15 03:28 PM
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On another topic, Andy.... Did you check the net lift with and without lash with the full sping load? I'm wondering how much flex is in those rockers. I haven't done that yet but I will try to remember to next time I'm over at the dyno shop. We're planning to do some more carb and intake manifold testing the end of this week. I'd love to hit 700 hp with this combo but I'm guessing that I need a little bigger cam in order to see that number. Torque peak right now is at 5700 with peak HP at 6300. Cam is 271/.460 lobe single pattern. We'll try a lash cycle and maybe retard the cam a couple of degrees to see which way to go for more power.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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12/02/15 03:42 PM
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When the results exceed the manufacturer's claimed flow #s, I question the flow bench's calibration. Glad you said it so I didn't have to. Must be one of those Idaho brand benches. Whut?! ![whistling whistling](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/whistling.gif)
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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12/02/15 06:36 PM
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Only passing on what they showed while doing other heads. They have nothing to gain no matter the results. If it's considered misinformation I'll gladly remove it. It isn't misinformation, it is just probably at the high end of the range for test results. Test setups vary and test results vary. Most engine guys understand that numbers vary from bench to bench. And dyno to dyno... and I've seen first hand some pretty big variation between a couple of dynos.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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12/02/15 08:59 PM
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Only passing on what they showed while doing other heads. They have nothing to gain no matter the results. If it's considered misinformation I'll gladly remove it. It isn't misinformation, it is just probably at the high end of the range for test results. Test setups vary and test results vary. Most engine guys understand that numbers vary from bench to bench. And dyno to dyno... and I've seen first hand some pretty big variation between a couple of dynos. And DYNO to track. LOL.
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Re: Trick Flow heads
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12/02/15 09:17 PM
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Only passing on what they showed while doing other heads. They have nothing to gain no matter the results. If it's considered misinformation I'll gladly remove it. It isn't misinformation, it is just probably at the high end of the range for test results. Test setups vary and test results vary. Most engine guys understand that numbers vary from bench to bench. And dyno to dyno... and I've seen first hand some pretty big variation between a couple of dynos. And DYNO to track. LOL. Who uses the track as a measurement of performance?! ![realcrazy realcrazy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/realcrazy.gif)
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