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Nov 24, 2001 | 03:42 AM

ausrs

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twisted wedge heads

does anyone here no anything about the 23 degress twisted wedge heads ??i have been waiting for over 12 months for a set of l 98 heads to arrive BUT no matter how many times i am promised they never arrive

today i was talking to a guy who has a set of thjese for sale and would like to here from anyone who has used them NOT just from their tech site
thanks

Nov 24, 2001 | 07:38 AM

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I've not used them personally, but I pulled a set from another Camaro once and noticed that they had to grind their nice Crane roller rockers to fit in between the offset valves at the ends.

Nov 24, 2001 | 06:40 PM

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I havent used them either, but I think they are being discontinued. Summit only shows 1 part number, and the trick flow website doesnt even have them listed for SBC's anymore.

Nov 24, 2001 | 09:47 PM

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by madmax:
I havent used them either, but I think they are being discontinued. Summit only shows 1 part number, and the trick flow website doesnt even have them listed for SBC's anymore.</font>

The 23° heads are here: http://www.trickflow.com/product/prh...ture_index.htm

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Nov 25, 2001 | 12:05 PM

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Only one problem John, those aren't the 'twisted wedge' heads.

Nov 25, 2001 | 12:13 PM

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Aus, I have a pair on my car and they're OK. The screwed up valve placement necessitates cutting the braces out of your valve covers (15 minutes with a rotary cutting tool) and some rockers have a fit. Mine cleared fine. TFS also recommends that you don't use rockers with a higher ratio than 1.5. So that kinda sucks. For my next buildup, I'm staying away from them.
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Nov 26, 2001 | 11:53 AM

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Irocbsa hit it on the head. To make matters worse, you HAVE TO buy custom length pushrods, so figure spending another $150 over the cost of the heads themselves.

Yes, I really installed a set of these myself on my car (brother's car, actuall) so I speak from personal expereince.

Next time out I think we'll use a set of their more traditional 23* heads- fewer headaches and probably almost as good as the Twisted Wedge heads.