Standard port victor's on a 431?

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What does Edelbrock have to say? From the specs they look to be an excellent head for a race application with less than 500 cubes. Looks to me like they will work, but will want some rpm as torque peak may come in about 4800 rpm.

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i bet it would work very nicely!

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What do you guys think of running standard port victors on a street/strip 431 motor? Car is a 4 speed with 4.10's 3700 lbs.

Are these heads a waste of time, or would they be a good choice?

Everything else on the engine is out for debate, but it has to be a 431.

Thanks!

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Brian
How can a head that flows as much as the Victor, not push the rpm up on a smaller none stroked motor.
People refer to their suitability to small engines almost in the same vein as the RPM'S, which are more of a stock replacement.
Is it because they have a broader spread of power and better low to midrange flow numbers.
Mick

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I would also like to know how far up my intake will be raised. I would like to build this engine with a street friendly cam ( probably a flat tappet because I have sticker shock from roller prices!) and I figure that these heads would be a better choice than the ez's because of the port size and my cubic inches.

Am I nuts to think that i could make a strong running combo out of this?

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My only suggestion (based on nothing but opinion at this point) is to keep the runner volume small should you do any porting to the Victors on that size of an engine.

FWIW, I wish I was independently wealthy and able to afford testing my 452 w/ the old Stage VIs, followed up by basically OOB Victors, followed up by my fully-ported Victors. I'd love to see where the improvements (or losses) came from w/ each change, rather than going straight from the Stage VIs to the ported Victors.

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It will be interesting to see how your car performs with the new heads, as the motor is not a million miles from mine, although your stage 6's have the raised exhaust port unlike my edelbrocks.
You can be the test bed, so to speak.
Mick

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Was this response directed to me?

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I have been running the std port victors on my 499 for the past 2 years. For the money they are a great deal; Performance has been as expected and the only drawback is the work required to clear the push rods. I think I spent about 3 hours with a grinder to get them where I needed them. The benefit I do not hear much about, but was really good for me is Header fitment. I am running Hooker 2" headers in a B body and the fitment was better with these heads than stock steel heads. Only 1 place I had to modify and that was done with a small pipe, block of wood and 2lb hammer.

Best performance with the heads noted in my sig...

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Wow, that thing boots a$$! Is it a b or rb based stroker? I'd love to hear the rest of the combo. Oh, and the car looks awesome as well!!

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Thanks, I just checked it out.

At .025 in the hole with a .039 gasket, I am at 10.4 : 1

At zero deck with .039 gasket I am at 11 : 1

Is it worth decking the block for a street driven Pump premium engine?

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