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Old 03-02-2011, 02:56 PM
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BBC head opinion. Is it worth it?

http://www.racingjunk.com/category/1...-COMPLETE.html

Looking into getting these heads for my new BBC build to replace my current motor

Would be a 461 with around 12.5:1 comprssion But if it needs new crank it'll Neva 496 around same compression

Looking for opinions on cam choice. any combos with this size head are welcomed as well

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Old 03-02-2011, 06:32 PM
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Re: BBC head opinion. Is it worth it?

Couldn't say... not familiar with the brand in the ad.
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Re: BBC head opinion. Is it worth it?

Never heard of them. I doubt he casts his own heads so it's hard to say whose castings they are. Probably the inexpensive offshore castings.

The specs don't say anything special that isn't listed in any other basic BBC aluminum head. They are small rectangular port heads. I ran a set similar to that on my engine for a few years before finally upgrading to something bigger. They were enough to push my 540 into the mid 9's. You probably don't want rectangular port heads on a street engine. They don't work too well at low rpms where a street engine does most of it's driving. Smaller oval ports in the 290 range would work much better in a street or street/strip engine.

You can buy some Edelbrock or Patriot heads fully assembled from Jegs for roughly the same price.

Cam choice depends on how you want to use the engine. Best bet is to call someone like Comp Cams and get their recommendation.
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Re: BBC head opinion. Is it worth it?

Has patriot fixed some of the flaws with their heads. I actually looked into those but was turned off by some the horror stories. Sbc heads seem to be ok but BBC heads are the issue.

Closest the car comes to the street is the trailer. Strictly track car. Right now it's 454 10:1 615/615 258/258@0.050 049 heads with cleaned up ports. Edelbrock intake and patriot H8012 headers but just bought some super comps. As well as a 200 shot to get things moving. Th400 with 3800 nitrous converter
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My guess would be they are Pro Comp bare castings that he builds up.
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