Dick
Here are some intake numbers for a new Brodix chevy ported head @28" H2O.
.200" - 156 cfm
.300 - 237
.400 - 301
.500 - 347
.600 - 374
.700 - 395
.800 - 401
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:31 PM
Subject: The Real Difference: Hemi vs Ford & Chev
> Specifically, I was comparing intake flow of a
> stock 1955 Chrysler 354 hemi and a ported
> Chrysler 354 hemi with some figures I had in a
> magazine for common SBC GM and aftermarket heads.
> I found that the old hemi outflowed any of the
> heads listed in the article I had. I can't find
> the magazine with the SBC numbers as I have just
> boxed up a bunch of magazines in my annual
> cleanup to make room for new Christmas
> subscriptions. If anybody has flow numbers for
> SBC though, I would like to compare them with the
> old hemi. Here's what the 1955 Chrysler hemi
> flowed at 28 inches:
> .200 lift 121 stock 125 ported
> .300 lift 178 stock 200 ported
> .400 lift 212 stock 261 ported
> .500 lift 225 stock 287 ported
> .600 lift 233 stock 313 ported
> .700 lift 416 ported (modified for
> racing)
>
> Personally, I think those numbers look pretty
> good, even today. Does anybody have any numbers
> on any SBC that flows more than that? Most
> old-time hemi guys felt that the smaller Desoto
> flowed even better than the Chrysler, because the
> ports were straighter. I dunno, my motors are
> all nearly stock, but I still love every rusted
> bolt in them!
>
> Dick J
///
/// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list
/// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net
/// with nothing in it but
///
/// unsubscribe land-speed
///
/// or go to http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
///
///
|