Re: Best quality alum head for 426 hemi ?
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08/04/19 04:21 PM
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For the money, the Eddy heads are the ticket....We paid $2300 for our last set and put them on a little 484 Hemi street car....That thing was a beast and went 10.27 at over 130mph...The machining on the two sets we have bought has been spot on and they are heli coiled in all the right places right from the factory. Indy Canfield heads I would put as a distant 2nd place... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrm62S2Fmow&t=135s
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Re: Best quality alum head for 426 hemi ?
[Re: Dragula]
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08/04/19 04:36 PM
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For the money, the Eddy heads are the ticket....We paid $2300 for our last set and put them on a little 484 Hemi street car....That thing was a beast and went 10.27 at over 130mph...The machining on the two sets we have bought has been spot on and they are heli coiled in all the right places right from the factory. Indy Canfield heads I would put as a distant 2nd place... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrm62S2Fmow&t=135s What about the relocated exhaust valve in the Eddy head. How much and where does the valve relief have to be moved on a 426 hemi piston? Will they bolt on or does a stock 70 block need any modifications?
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Re: Best quality alum head for 426 hemi ?
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08/04/19 05:39 PM
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For the money, the Eddy heads are the ticket....We paid $2300 for our last set and put them on a little 484 Hemi street car....That thing was a beast and went 10.27 at over 130mph...The machining on the two sets we have bought has been spot on and they are heli coiled in all the right places right from the factory. Indy Canfield heads I would put as a distant 2nd place... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrm62S2Fmow&t=135s What about the relocated exhaust valve in the Eddy head. How much and where does the valve relief have to be moved on a 426 hemi piston? Will they bolt on or does a stock 70 block need any modifications? At your compression....none....Gets tricky at 12:1....Most pistons still clear though as the reliefs are usually bigger than tyhe valve size.
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Re: Best quality alum head for 426 hemi ?
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08/05/19 06:06 AM
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I haven't used the new Eddy heads (that use to be made by Canfield) either so keep that in mind, they may be okay for what your wanting The newer Eddy heads (Victor Jrs.) were never made by Canfield. The newer Indy heads were though. I have the Victory Jr heads and I use stock pistons. Unless you use a high compression piston and a large cam, you should not run into interference issues.
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Re: Best quality alum head for 426 hemi ?
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08/05/19 09:42 AM
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Hi all !
He wants to pick an aluminum head that has the stock valve sizes and location and has quality machine work as in a no issue mate to his factory intake manifold sealing surfaces. Block and intake manifold is as factory cut no milling.
What you are wanting is the last head Mopar was selling. Do they still sell those? It was cast by Edelbrock but they aren't the "Edelbrock" heads. Those are called the Victor Jr's. The Stage V would be mo better but by the time you pay to finish the ports, grind the seats, hone the guides and buy valves, seals, retainers and keepers it gets expensive. The Edelbrock Victor Jr's are the best deal in Hemi heads right now, but they are more suited to people that want more power. They have larger intake valves and you would have to notch the block with a sanding roll to make them fit.
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