To refresh you on my story, I spun an oil pump rod while at the track this fall. After pressure testing the engine came out good (171-181PSI), I decided not to trash this engine and start over again... But, I do want to do some work to it over the winter!
This is what I have:
- 66 289 Block .030 over (~10.5 to 1 ~178psi) 306 CID
- 78 302 crank
- 66 289 Heads 54cc (Stage 1 ported, polished HD springs, etc...)
- Competition Roller Rockers
- 1405 600 cfm Edelbrock Carb
- Edelbrock RPM Performer Dual plane Intake
- Headman Headers
- Competition Cam (FS XE268H-10) "Extreme Energy" .512 L, 224/230 D
- TRW Pistons
- Professionally Blueprinted & Balanced
- RAD4 4 Speed Transmission
- 3.00 rear gears
- Stage 2 Centerforce clutch & pressure plate
- Spintech Pro-Street Mufflers
- Custom 2 1/2" dual Exhaust
I have conferred with many people and feel that my heads are my biggest bottleneck at this point! So I am trying to decide on going with he AFR 185cc or the TFS Twisted Wedge heads. I have heard good and bad about both and read most of the posts were about how some people like one or the other! I just want to make sure there is not another head out there in the same price range that I should be considering?
Also, while I have this beast apart (AGAIN) any other performance mod I should consider? I can't say that money is no object but I have been pretty good at saving over the summer! But my goal with this car is not earth shattering:
* Less than 13 second 1/4 mile (14.44 Current best run with stock tires, Traction is a big issue!)
* Reliable
* Gets me to car shows and back
* Fun to drive
So with those in mind, does anyone have any suggestions?
My MII:
Video of MII at high idle and then low idle... Has a bit of a lope to it:
http://www.hampys.com/MII/MII_2.wmv
Thanks ahead of time for your Feedback!
This is what I have:
- 66 289 Block .030 over (~10.5 to 1 ~178psi) 306 CID
- 78 302 crank
- 66 289 Heads 54cc (Stage 1 ported, polished HD springs, etc...)
- Competition Roller Rockers
- 1405 600 cfm Edelbrock Carb
- Edelbrock RPM Performer Dual plane Intake
- Headman Headers
- Competition Cam (FS XE268H-10) "Extreme Energy" .512 L, 224/230 D
- TRW Pistons
- Professionally Blueprinted & Balanced
- RAD4 4 Speed Transmission
- 3.00 rear gears
- Stage 2 Centerforce clutch & pressure plate
- Spintech Pro-Street Mufflers
- Custom 2 1/2" dual Exhaust
I have conferred with many people and feel that my heads are my biggest bottleneck at this point! So I am trying to decide on going with he AFR 185cc or the TFS Twisted Wedge heads. I have heard good and bad about both and read most of the posts were about how some people like one or the other! I just want to make sure there is not another head out there in the same price range that I should be considering?
Also, while I have this beast apart (AGAIN) any other performance mod I should consider? I can't say that money is no object but I have been pretty good at saving over the summer! But my goal with this car is not earth shattering:
* Less than 13 second 1/4 mile (14.44 Current best run with stock tires, Traction is a big issue!)
* Reliable
* Gets me to car shows and back
* Fun to drive
So with those in mind, does anyone have any suggestions?
My MII:
Video of MII at high idle and then low idle... Has a bit of a lope to it:
http://www.hampys.com/MII/MII_2.wmv
Thanks ahead of time for your Feedback!