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PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? #856225
11/17/10 08:30 PM 11/17/10 08:30 PM
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Has anyone tried the predator heads from indy yet. I'm thinking about getting them for my 604.

Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856226
11/17/10 08:40 PM 11/17/10 08:40 PM
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A few here have and should respond . advise you do not buy direct but thru a reputable dealer. there are quite a few here. Indy is known for the worst customer sevice you can imagine.

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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856227
11/17/10 09:05 PM 11/17/10 09:05 PM
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Yeah, I heard about their customer service. But I was told that the head could flow 520cc's. My cousin in Alston TX ran them when they first came out and had a major melt down. I was wandering if he did something wrong or if they are " poor" heads.
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: HEMIFRED] #856228
11/17/10 09:13 PM 11/17/10 09:13 PM
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A few here have and should respond . advise you do not buy direct but thru a reputable dealer. there are quite a few here. Indy is known for the worst customer sevice you can imagine.


Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856229
11/17/10 09:18 PM 11/17/10 09:18 PM
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A few here have and should respond . advise you do not buy direct but thru a reputable dealer. there are quite a few here. Indy is known for the worst customer sevice you can imagine.





I would love to have some more imput. Sounds like you have the inside information.

Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856230
11/17/10 09:19 PM 11/17/10 09:19 PM
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Yeah, I heard about their customer service. But I was told that the head could flow 520cc's. My cousin in Alston TX ran them when they first came out and had a major melt down. I was wandering if he did something wrong or if they are " poor" heads.



That I can't tell you but Indy just purchased the company. I think 520 CFM is realistic with then right porter.

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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856231
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we have a 604 with predator heads, unfortunately it has not been on a dyno yet or down the track. i can tell u we also have a 622 indy and the indy sounds like a /6 compared to the pred. motor.
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: goody340g] #856232
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we have a 604 with predator heads, unfortunately it has not been on a dyno yet or down the track. i can tell u we also have a 622 indy and the indy sounds like a /6 compared to the pred. motor.

Thats what I've been told. Sounds like a slant six compaired to a regular indy motor. But..... what does it perform like. I could make my slant six sound like an indy motor with an ounce of nitro in the tank. I am in debate???? Nitro or Predators??????????

Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: 2Lane Blacktop] #856233
11/17/10 10:21 PM 11/17/10 10:21 PM
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i'm pretty sure my bro. told me charlie wheatcraft goes 6.90's in a dragster on motor.

Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: goody340g] #856234
11/17/10 10:36 PM 11/17/10 10:36 PM
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They ran 6.93 at MATS, but they said it ran 6.70's at sea level. The heads work. But that motor was a 655.
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: goody340g] #856235
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Muscle Motors and Best Machine have both done a fair amount of Predator engines. The Predator probably has the best hp potential for a wedge head on a 4.800 bore spacing block. The Hemi 99 is a better head but requires an expensive billet block or deck spacers to get the big inches. Wheatcraft's digger and Jackson's door car both haul the mail using the Predators.
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: Hemiroid] #856236
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Steve Gillman sells them:

www.predatorheads.com/

also Muscle Motors

www.musclemotorsracing.com/
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: B1Fish540] #856237
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IMO if you want to go with a Predator set up contact Steve Gillamn. He is an honest guy and will answer your questions.

"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."

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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: Al_Alguire] #856238
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This is Charli Wheatcrafts from last year.

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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: sunroofgtx] #856239
11/17/10 11:53 PM 11/17/10 11:53 PM
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Mine flowed 540 CFM with the CNC port job.

Valve train is amazing and does not move ever.

Way more cylinder head than most people can handle .


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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: go green] #856240
11/18/10 12:09 AM 11/18/10 12:09 AM
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Mine flowed 540 CFM with the CNC port job.

Valve train is amazing and does not move ever.

Way more cylinder head than most people can handle .



Forgot about the Green Monster!! Another super fast door car getting it done with the TT Pred engine

Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: Hemiroid] #856241
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I can answer all your questions.
What would you like to know?
Yes,the ported version flows 540
Yes,there are cars flying with Predator heads.(The Wheatcraft's,Keith Jackson,Dean-Gogreen)to name a few.
NO the cylinder head did not cause the "meltdown"

Give me a call,I'll give the straight answers,no b.s.
Steve
Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: gillman34] #856242
11/18/10 04:01 AM 11/18/10 04:01 AM
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and boats too!!!

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Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: Al_Alguire] #856243
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IMO if you want to go with a Predator set up contact Steve Gillamn. He is an honest guy and will answer your questions.




Re: PREDATOR HEADS (INDY)????????? [Re: camastomcat] #856244
11/18/10 11:11 AM 11/18/10 11:11 AM
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On the same 605 cu in motor, the Predator heads are about 75 HP better than my best Hemi heads were. The really big plus is the valve train geometry. I check valve lash every 12-15 runs, and they just don't change.

Wayne

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