Craig,
What kind of heads was your friend running on his 9.2" SVO block? I've come across a pair of SVO A3 aluminum heads setup for a solid roller with Manley valves (2.19 / 1.73) and K-Motion springs The only problem is the heads have been decked from the original 65 cc down to 50 cc, so the compression would be way up there. The guy's asking $1200 but I could probably grab them for $1k. Do you or your friend have any experience with these heads? The E351 motor I'm looking at has a pair of iron 4V heads that were ported by Ronnie Crawford and flow around 310 cfm at .6" lift, which is pretty good for an iron head. But that motor's already running 11:1 compression, so I would think the A3 heads would be a no go in that case, unless I change pistons (forged TRW's) or rods (stock 351C shotpeened with ARP studs). Do you have any idea what the low lift flow numbers for stock A3's are? Thanks Craig.
By the way, how's that 9.5" SVO monster coming along
? If I were you I don't know that I could have ever brought myself to bolting on the pan and covering that sweeet bottom end! Who built those beautiful headers and sidepipes? Are those 1-7/8" primaries?? What kind of mufflers are you using? Oh yeah, nice Z-bar setup, too! How does it perform compared to a good 4 link?
Did you ever get a chance to finish up your fuel system? Finally (and I hope you don't mind
), I've got to ask: what's the story on this
Wowzers!!
Mike