Originally Posted by Twostick
Originally Posted by AndyF
Originally Posted by Hot 340
I saw a pair on display at summit in Ohio. They were pee wee stuff compared to the other brands offerings. They looked like 200 cc heads🤣


Yes, Mopar BB heads are very small compared to something like a BB Chevy head. That is why it is easier to make power with a big BBC than a big Mopar BB. The TF270 heads provide the average backyard builder with a good 700 head. A pro engine builder can get 800 hp out a set of TF270 heads but it gets hard to make more than that NA.

If you want to run a BBC then you can buy a 1000 hp pump gas street engine. The BBC has become a much better engine for making power over the last 30 years because GM has continued to upgrade the design. Mopar never upgraded the big block design so we're still stuck with two piece rear main seal and other outdated features. I have a customer with a Mark VI big block and it has substantial upgrades when compared to the muscle car era design.


Has ANYBODY updated the combustion chamber from 1958 yet? That seems like it should be a zero $$$ cost upgrade because you have to make a pattern for the mold anyway. Make it a shape that works better. Lots to copy from.

Kevin


In order to get a significantly better chamber in a BBM head they need to move the valves because they are in a weird spot, this requires different pistons and most guys just don't want to be bothered with all those changes.


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