Thread: Yates Heads on the street?
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Old 11-09-2003, 06:21 PM
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Thoughts,

You've got the cubes to support the airflow for Yates, Blue Thunder, etc. Cleveland style heads, but for mostly street use don't build an engine that only starts working after 3000RPM.

1) Substitute a 750DP Demon for the 850 Holley. You'll like the responsiveness better.

2) Use a dual plane rather than a single plane intake.

3) Talk to Crane Cams about a hydraulic roller cam, but keep intake duration in the 224 deg @.050. rane likes dual patter cams and might go 234 deg exh @.050. This should get you in the ballpark for a good street motor that should wax any FE. Some of the smaller specialty shops mentioned here should have more optimized recommendation for this motor and intended use.
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