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spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression #1027154
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Please post ur 67 915 combo ,I would like to know how much compression at cc's and deck and what cam specs and et at what weight ...I am working on putting my combo togeather and cant get the compression I want ,,,thanks

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: rook440] #1027155
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Greg, (roadhazard) has your set up, runs real good.
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69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200#
best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft
best 60ft 1.36
Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: deaks] #1027156
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where is it posted ,I didnt find it under his name ....!!????

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: rook440] #1027157
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I managed to get my cc's down to 69. Chambers were opened up to unshroud the valves so there was quite a bit milled from these.

I believe my piston is .005" in the hole and use a .040" gasket to get 12 to 12.2:1 with a flat top.

The rest of the combo is posted in the link
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...amp;Search=true

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: rook440] #1027158
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Please post ur 67 915 combo ,I would like to know how much compression at cc's and deck and what cam specs and et at what weight ...I am working on putting my combo togeather and cant get the compression I want ,,,thanks


I wouldn't waste my time or money on a old set of stock cast iron heads when brand new good quality aluminum heads are availble at a resonable price Todays gas is not compatable with cast iron heads on pump gas and it will probally not get any better in the near future The new aluminum heads like the Edlebrock RPM are a close chamber that flow way past what the iron heads will flow stock, more flow = more power If you want the "stock" appearance then the new 440 Source aluminum Stleath heads would be the better choice for appearance sake :scopeout :Sorry for raining on your parade, look clsoely at the money spent fixing up a set of 915, new hard seats, bigger valves, magnafluxing, guides and so on and then think about the results and longivety of which choice is the better one for you


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: Cab_Burge] #1027159
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915 will be around forever, cheap alum. heads will often crack and leave you out the money

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: coronetville] #1027160
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915 will be around forever, cheap alum. heads will often crack and leave you out the money





What world do you live in?

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: coronetville] #1027161
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The Edlebrock RPM heads flow about the same as the best ported 915 head.
By the time you pay someone to port the 915 and put the bigger valves & valve job you will end up with about the same amount of $$$ as buying a set of Edlebrock RPM heads which are 40 lbs lighter. I am not a big fan of the Edlebrocks but $$$-$$$ they are a better choice than the 915 heads. SORRY!!!

PS all these new aluminum after market heads are far better than what come on all those import cars back in the 80's.NO CRACKS


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: MRMOPAR622] #1027162
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915 heads stock size stainless valves bowl ported intake and exhaust cleaned up gasket matched.2266 trw forged pistons .050 down the hole.voodo 60304 camshaft. pistons .060 over so compression about 9.5.ialso got a set of uncut 440 source heads i am using for a dakota project and ports are about same size.

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: viperblue72] #1027163
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915 will be around forever, cheap alum. heads will often crack and leave you out the money





What world do you live in?




Aluminum is far more repairable than cast iron.

But, depending on your budget, desired performance level AND the number of valvejobs performed on the heads the 915's can still come in cheaper than the aftermarket aluminum offerings in my opinion. You won't get oversized aftermarket valves and porting will need to be done yourself.

And if I believe everything I read on here, you don't run anything "out of the box" anyways. So determining the actual cost of aluminum is not always conclusive at face value.


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: MRMOPAR622] #1027164
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The Edlebrock RPM heads flow about the same as the best ported 915 head.





Not mine


ANY and I mean ANY head or aftermarket part should be checked and inspected before it's bolted on a motor. As stated can add additional expense to the base price.

To the OP, It just matters what YOU want for a combination and what YOU have to work with. Also what you are capable of doing yourself and what kind of performance you are after.
By the way the fastest way to remove cc's is to angle mill them

Me personally, I enjoy kicking around the 500" motors with roller cams and aftermarket heads. Usually in lighter cars with aftermarket suspensions and trans brakes.
Nothing against anybody who prefers to go the aftermarket route, it is easier.
This is just what "I" prefer to do at the moment and what was laying around in the garage when it was built.

Greg
p.s. my Indy-1 top end pakckage is 3 tenths slower than my 915's

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: roadhazard] #1027165
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Thanx for the replies ,I will use the 915 heads because I already have them from before ,they are ported and fresh ....just kicking around a couple of changes ,thanks again

Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: rook440] #1027166
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There are some of us that can't use Aluminium heads, for the class rules. There are lots of places I can't truck pull competitivly and run Aluminium heads. The class I am running in requires production heads. So that means I'm stuck with 906, 915, 452.....so then the 915 is what I run.

Thats why some of us ask these questions.

Michael


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: MMiller] #1027167
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Here is my combo with ported&polished 915 heads from the 80's a little different from most back then,but it made more HP than most back then.
This build was done by some Big Mopar guys back then.
"Lighten" 12-1 .125 dome Speed Pro pistons Comp-Cams R286/750 (most thought it was to big,but that is what made the engine run so well)D-C rods(not 6-pack)std 3.75 crank 8qt oil pan(a better oil pan is a must)balanced with a Weiand tunnel ram 2 4779 DP carbs with the choke towers milled of sq jetted @ 78 in the summer & 80 in the fall & spring.Most of their engines had 1050's on a M1 intake(don't know the jet size on them)and made 31 hp less. If you have or can find,borrow the old Direct-Connect book from the 70's& 80's you will find this build.
I know its now 2011 but if you want to use the 915 heads this is still one of the best combo's you can run.The only change now is you can buy some better pistons with a .125 dome and not have to lighted them.
Good Luck with the build and I hope this helps you better than my 1st post.


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: rook440] #1027168
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915 heads stainless valves stock size, ported, polished, chamber polished (80cc). SRP pistons (flat top with 6cc reliefs) .020 in hole with .020 steel shim head gasket. 10.4 compression with perfect quench. Currently running the MP .528 cam ,however there is enough clearance to run a .620 lift.


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Re: spec your 440 with 915 heads combo and compression [Re: R/T1968R/T] #1027169
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.030 over 440 with .140"(12.1cc)domes with the flat half of the piston .04 in the hole.
915 heads with 2.08" 1.74" valves,cnc ported,ports matched and cnc milled & polished chamber measured at 80 cc's.
11.5:1 CR.
8qrt. pan, 1/2" pickup with HV pump.
Harland Sharp 1.5 roller rockers.
Howards 722401 solid cam 288/290AD .517/.533lift 246/252@.05 deg at 106 with a 110 lsa.
It has a mopar M1 intake with a Race Demon 1000cfm carb.
I have a set of shorty headers and 2 1/2" exhaust.
Timing set at 22/36 all in at 2400rpm.

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once again u guys are the best ....







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