Re: Jones Head - Racers Only
Erik obviously had an idea and did the work to get this head approved through the existing procedures set down by Nhra.
It appears to me that there are 2 main points of concern.
The first is that these are angle plug heads. If some manufacturers angle plug heads have already been approved, why, if you were developing a new head, would you not be angle plug? That ship has already sailed.
The second point is that there is material left in the runners that allows porting without extensive or even any welding or epoxy. I just don't see a downside to this. It allows every engine builder to search for the perfect runner with less labor. If he feels the perfect runner is already availiable in another casting then of course stick with it.
The sport we've chosen is not cheap. It's made up of a lot of smart, hard working people who come up with ideas to improve the performance of our cars, within the rules of Nhra.
This seems to be one of those ideas.
Yes, I am Eriks friend and customer and hope he develops a big block mopar casting before I'm on Medicare.
My opinion
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