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What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? #1762796 02/25/15 06:14 PM 02/25/15 06:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 OP top fuel
Blakcharger440 OP top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	I am getting ready to buy a new set of 426 Hemi heads to start a Hemi build. It will most likely be a 572 Hemi so what would be a good set of heads to buy for that cubic inch engine?

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1762797 02/25/15 07:19 PM 02/25/15 07:19 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California mickm master
mickm master Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California	that's a loaded question, be prepared for a load of answers! this is where the money is on a hemi, the heads and the valve train. it depends what kind of HP you are looking for. you can put an ootb set of mopar or now edelbrock heads on, and they will make for a decent package, but nowhere near what a hemi can do. a ported set of stage V heads are the way to go imho.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: mickm] #1762798 02/25/15 07:33 PM 02/25/15 07:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,131 tennessee,usa mattsmopars master
mattsmopars master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,131 tennessee,usa	Stage V seem to be the best choice per several threads. Matt Last edited by mattsmopars; 02/25/15 07:33 PM.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: mattsmopars] #1762799 02/25/15 08:11 PM 02/25/15 08:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,629 Stuttgart, Arkansas rickseeman master
rickseeman master Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,629 Stuttgart, Arkansas	I love Stage V's but they are not ready to bolt on at all unless you want to buy them from a very expensive shop that has done the completion. Edelbrock heads are ready to bolt on, cheap and have good numbers. 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: rickseeman] #1762800 02/25/15 10:34 PM 02/25/15 10:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California mickm master
mickm master Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California	Quote: I love Stage V's but they are not ready to bolt on at all unless you want to buy them from a very expensive shop that has done the completion. Edelbrock heads are ready to bolt on, cheap and have good numbers. rick, what do you mean here? they are just like any other head. if you want them to flow to the capacity they can, then yes, you need them ported. i don't know if that is much more than porting any other set of heads, i've never done the comparison. but as far as i know, get a set of heads, put valves and springs and the usual, and you are ready to go.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: rickseeman] #1762801 02/25/15 11:49 PM 02/25/15 11:49 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,383 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula I Live Here
Dragula I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,383 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	Quote: Edelbrock heads are ready to bolt on, cheap and have good numbers. Really, you have numbers, post them.... '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: mickm] #1762802 02/26/15 04:02 AM 02/26/15 04:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 OP top fuel
Blakcharger440 OP top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	Quote: that's a loaded question, be prepared for a load of answers! this is where the money is on a hemi, the heads and the valve train. it depends what kind of HP you are looking for. you can put an ootb set of mopar or now edelbrock heads on, and they will make for a decent package, but nowhere near what a hemi can do. a ported set of stage V heads are the way to go imho. I would like to make about 700-750HP or a little more.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1762803 02/26/15 12:12 PM 02/26/15 12:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,249 North Carolina 4 469runner pro stock
469runner pro stock 4 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,249 North Carolina	Call Tim Banning in Canada and order a set of his Stage V Heads. Will come CNC machined and ready to bolt on. Not cheap, but nothing about a Hemi is.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: 469runner] #1762804 02/26/15 12:25 PM 02/26/15 12:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,995 Benton, IL. D DaveRS23 Special needs idiot
DaveRS23 Special needs idiot D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,995 Benton, IL.	I thought that the MP heads were Edelbrocks. Are there different Edelbrocks now? Master, again and still

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: DaveRS23] #1762805 02/26/15 12:29 PM 02/26/15 12:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays I Live Here
dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	I believe the "or" was meant to indicate that the MP heads are Edelbrock heads. One has MP on it, one has Edelbrock on it. R.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: DaveRS23] #1762806 02/26/15 12:39 PM 02/26/15 12:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 964 Odessa, Fl B blowndart super stock
blowndart super stock B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 964 Odessa, Fl	Quote: I thought that the MP heads were Edelbrocks. Are there different Edelbrocks now? Yes, the MP heads are made by Edelbrock. Edelbrock now makes a new Victor Jr hemi head that is different then the MP head and that came out in th emiddle of last year. I believe he was referring to the two different Edelbrock heads. I just bought a set of these last week. They were at pretty decent price with 10% discount from Summit. $2350 for a set of complete hemi heads that flow like these are supposed to, is not too bad IMO. http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/mc/cylinder-heads/chrysler/victor-jr-bb.shtml Last edited by blowndart; 02/26/15 12:48 PM.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: blowndart] #1762807 02/26/15 12:50 PM 02/26/15 12:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,995 Benton, IL. D DaveRS23 Special needs idiot
DaveRS23 Special needs idiot D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,995 Benton, IL.	Thanks for the clarification. Master, again and still

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1762808 02/26/15 12:55 PM 02/26/15 12:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><]	Pretty much any of the heads available will make the power you want. Just buy them from someone who does a lot of hemi work and will set them up right. Can't go wrong w/ Stage V. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1762809 02/26/15 02:33 PM 02/26/15 02:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,488 Annapolis, MD, USA V Vert master
Vert master V Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,488 Annapolis, MD, USA	Quote: Quote: that's a loaded question, be prepared for a load of answers! this is where the money is on a hemi, the heads and the valve train. it depends what kind of HP you are looking for. you can put an ootb set of mopar or now edelbrock heads on, and they will make for a decent package, but nowhere near what a hemi can do. a ported set of stage V heads are the way to go imho. I would like to make about 700-750HP or a little more. Unported Stage V heads can support this power level easily on a 572. I have unported Stage Vs on a 528 making 704HP. Vert > [img]http://i.imgur.com/JHXmM.jpg[/img]71 Barracuda vert[/url] \| Hemi idling on dyno \| Hemi Dyno pull

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Vert] #1762810 02/26/15 03:31 PM 02/26/15 03:31 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California mickm master
mickm master Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,179 California	Quote: Unported Stage V heads can support this power level easily on a 572. I have unported Stage Vs on a 528 making 704HP. cool, nice to know! just think what it would be doing if they were ported!

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: mickm] #1762811 02/26/15 03:57 PM 02/26/15 03:57 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi rowin4 master
rowin4 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi	I bought my Stage V heads from FHO [ For Hemi's Only ] Had Tim do the works on them for my 572 it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: blowndart] #1762812 02/26/15 04:19 PM 02/26/15 04:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 OP top fuel
Blakcharger440 OP top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	Quote: Quote: I thought that the MP heads were Edelbrocks. Are there different Edelbrocks now? Yes, the MP heads are made by Edelbrock. Edelbrock now makes a new Victor Jr hemi head that is different then the MP head and that came out in th emiddle of last year. I believe he was referring to the two different Edelbrock heads. I just bought a set of these last week. They were at pretty decent price with 10% discount from Summit. $2350 for a set of complete hemi heads that flow like these are supposed to, is not too bad IMO. http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/mc/cylinder-heads/chrysler/victor-jr-bb.shtml This sounds great. Is Summit still offering that 10% discount?

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: rowin4] #1762813 02/26/15 04:43 PM 02/26/15 04:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 235 Oregon D Dr Dave enthusiast
Dr Dave enthusiast D Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 235 Oregon	I second Stage V, call Tim at FHO, you will be happy, he's great to work with.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Dr Dave] #1762814 02/26/15 05:37 PM 02/26/15 05:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 OP top fuel
Blakcharger440 OP top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	Quote: I second Stage V, call Tim at FHO, you will be happy, he's great to work with. I have looked at the FHO website and he doesn't have prices listed and that most likely means that they are super expensive. He probably has a good product but is unaffordable to me at this time.

Re: What set of 426 Hemi heads to buy for street & strip? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1762815 02/26/15 05:47 PM 02/26/15 05:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 964 Odessa, Fl B blowndart super stock
blowndart super stock B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 964 Odessa, Fl	Quote: Quote: Quote: I thought that the MP heads were Edelbrocks. Are there different Edelbrocks now? Yes, the MP heads are made by Edelbrock. Edelbrock now makes a new Victor Jr hemi head that is different then the MP head and that came out in th emiddle of last year. I believe he was referring to the two different Edelbrock heads. I just bought a set of these last week. They were at pretty decent price with 10% discount from Summit. $2350 for a set of complete hemi heads that flow like these are supposed to, is not too bad IMO. http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/mc/cylinder-heads/chrysler/victor-jr-bb.shtml This sounds great. Is Summit still offering that 10% discount? The 10% off was from a code that they hand out at various events. A kind member posted having some extra codes in the race section and I PM'd him. People post having extra codes from time to time. I was waiting to order these heads until someone posted having a code. You can add a post requesting one to see if anyone has any extras that are not expired. We have a lot of great members willing to help others out. While the Stage V heads are no doubt excellent, I can't imagine you will find a complete set of Stage Vs for around $2300 and it's not like the Edlebrock's are some low quality Chinese knockoffs. Last edited by blowndart; 02/26/15 05:51 PM.

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