And a dumb question: Are both of the people who've posted having this problem running the Max Wedge version of the Victor head, or just the OP?

I'm curious because I was just looking over Edelbrock's online catalog (http://www.edelbrock.com/zmags/automotive.shtml) and noticed that on page 147 the pictures show the center pedestal being machined noticeably narrower on the MW version than on the standard Victor.

EDIT: Now I'm not sure what the deal is... found some pics of a standard Victor w/ the same narrower center pedestal as the catalog MW Victor shows. Different manufacturing runs, perhaps?