SBC Head Question

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eversmann79 said:
ya but those are 1400$ and the valve springs only hand .520. id rather be a little under than a little over
You get what you pay for friend....also, you can have larger springs put in them, as I did from the shop where I ordered them.....If money is an issue then try the world heads.Years ago they were "Married" to dart...
 
im a 19 year old college student. money is always an issue lol 😛
but the summit ones are dart ones arent they whats so wrong about the summit ones?
 
eversmann79 said:
im a 19 year old college student. money is always an issue lol 😛
but the summit ones are dart ones arent they whats so wrong about the summit ones?
The summit ones are Brodix heads...Theres absolutely nothing wrong with them...Ther dart heads will make more power is all....Guess what...I'm 40 and money is always an issue...never changes LOL 8)
 
how much more power we talking though?
i mean if the extra 400+ dollars is worth it maybe
but thats almost my intake and carb right there.
 
Their iron heads are dart, but the aluminum are the brodix. Darts pro 1 are better but the ik200s are really great. I read an article that brodix (not some magazine) used the ik200s and a hyrdraulic roller cam and made 550 hp on a 355 with them with a great torque curve, almost what you would expect with a 383. And honestly the cam profile showed it should be completely streetable. I don't know the specs, I'll try and find the article again. But it's really what you want to pick.I'd pick a different cam as well if I were you. That is a freaking huge cam for a 355. Hell even in a 400. If you wanted a really fun motor use the 60104 voodoo cam its a 233/241 duration with the same lift as the xe-294 and is on a 110 LSA and use the ik200s. If you were to use the ik180s than use the 60103 or equivalent. To give you an idea my xe268 cam in my 355 doesn't start pulling until about 2300-2400 rpm, I mean it's hell below that but it really isn't fun until that range, and I have a 1800 stall with 3.73s. You would need some steep gears with a big converter to run the cam you want. And don't sweat saving. I'm 18 and have built my vortec 355 now, the previous 355, and now am working on my 406. All with time and saving. No one has bought anything for me and trust me it takes a while to save up but it's completely worth it to have the right set up the first time and turn that key and hear the motor run.
 
That cam says it come in at 2500 rpm and my intake would too though. I'd get a 2400 stall and will eventually get 3.73 gears. Why would I need that stuff with that cam. Won't I make more power and have a better idle with the one I want?
 
eversmann79 said:
That cam says it come in at 2500 rpm and my intake would too though. I'd get a 2400 stall and will eventually get 3.73 gears. Why would I need that stuff with that cam. Won't I make more power and have a better idle with the one I want?


Will you have a better idle and power.. no. Well, not until like 4500 rpm. That cams range is 2800-7000. You would need like atleast a 3500 stall in my opinion. The duration on that cam is 250/256. For reference 350s start getting a lil' un-streetable around 230 duration, not like holy sh*t this thing can't be driven, but the brakes will be iffy and the idle starts getting compromised now with a 250 duration good luck at idling below 1150 rpm. LSA also determines idle and the xe-294(your cam) and the 60104 both have a 110 which is pretty good. And if you go to the comp cam website, they recommend that cam for bracket racing and in a 350 they want you to run at least a 3300 stall. So like I said the cam you have is a little radical even for a 400. The max I would look for in a cam would be the 60104 at least in a 350. Now if I was racing than of course I would use a bigger cam but for great power and torque with the ik200s than use the 60104, now if you decide you want a vortec head or equivalent than use a 220-230 duration cam
 
I just noticed you said eventually you'd get 3.73 gears, that's the first thing you should do haha, a 355 with a xe-294 and some really weird highway gear would be slower than a stock 305.
 
Yes sir. And I would use a 2800 stall with 3.73s with your motor.
 
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