AA/SA @ Norwalk OH

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Terry, The problem is Mopar sells a replacement head, nhra has it listed but it is junk, alot of machine work is needed to even use the head. On the other hand if Edelbrock has made changes you would have to send a head to Mike. We did it with a piston for a crate motor racer a couple of years ago. nhra could care less, they do not even answer emails anymore, I have emailed 3 times about a pan listed on the Stock pan list that Moroso dose not even list any more and the other pan is listed short 2 qts. They just dont care.

Bob....as I hear the replacement head (M) is almost impossable to find with the correct valve seats. I went thru several for a guy in Penn. several years ago before we found some with the correct valve size. Most you find now are 2.14 intake and 1.81 exhaust. The exhaust can be cut to size but the intakes are junk. Your correct in that they need a lot of work to be usable so why fool with them at all? Even the combustion chamber has to be....shall we say "Massaged" to clear the dome on a Max Wedge piston. With all of the Chevys and Ford alum heads being used one would think Edelbrock or someone would make a "LEGAL" replacement for the 440/383 and the Max wedge. Mike Baker is very good about accepting stuff like this if it shown to be like original. NHRA needs to get off thier ***** and wake up to help the Mopar guys out.