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Originally Posted by dwydendorf
What I should have said was that the aluminum heads should be replaced on an indivudal basis for each engine combo, the way it is now, not to replace the older heads across the board, as was suggested in the title of this post. There should also be more incentive to use the older heads(i.e. more horsepower, maybe more than is in place now) so the racers that choose to use the older heads are not at a disadvantage. I do not feel that making aluminum heads legal will save the racers any money because head porters will still port the new castings thin like the oem castings in a search for even more horsepower and everyone will be back where they started.
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one of the biggest advantages of alum heads is that they are easier to fix than cast iron. If you try to weld up cast iron, you're goin to develop a crack somewhere else.. You should try looking for a set of 427 Ford heads, good luck!! They are all torn and busted up!!the price of an alum 427 head is a whole lot cheaper than a cast iron head. I dont think they deserve a 10HP increase though, but thats my .02!!
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