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mad mikey liked squirrel's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
I ended up taking them off, I had some other issues going on and had to get the car running right in a hurry, so it has the original...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM -
mad mikey liked squirrel's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
iron BBC heads are 75 pounds. The old Winters aluminum heads are 28 bare.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM -
mad mikey liked 1biggun's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/ccrp-0602-iron-versus-aluminum-cylinder-heads-test/ Here is a back to back test of nearly identical...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM -
mad mikey liked squirrel's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
I've been assembling my heads lately, so that's not an issue. If you can't trust your machine shop not to steal your parts, maybe you...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
mad mikey liked 1971BB427's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
Not sure about all brands or makes, but I've seen plenty of cracked cast iron SBC heads that happened from getting way too hot. Can't...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM -
mad mikey liked chickenridgerods's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
Aluminum heads have been the choice of hot rodders for 80 years.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM -
mad mikey replied to the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
I run Edelbrock aluminum heads on the coupe, pricy ? Yes ,but as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for . I would never ever buy...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM -
mad mikey liked 1971BB427's post in the thread Hot Rods Cast Iron Heads.
The Dart SHP heads I put on my '39 Chev 355 SBC are only the 2nd pair of aluminum SBC heads I've used. The first pair I bought almost...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM -
mad mikey liked Budget36's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Can you “glue” it together and fabricate out of steel?
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM -
mad mikey liked 29Sleeper's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Show photos of the crack faces. That will show if it was a bad casting to one the had been progressing for some time.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM -
mad mikey liked Fordors's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Speedway sold the bracket, they had nothing to do with the design or manufacturing. It is an Offenhauser product.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM -
mad mikey liked chicken's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Weak cast aluminum bracket. Use steel or fabricated aluminum and it'll be good to go.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM -
mad mikey liked Bandit Billy's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
And now you get to untorque three head bolts to replace that bracket. It is why I used studs, torqued down nuts (rocker stands) and...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM -
mad mikey liked In_The_Pink's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Maybe just too much stress for a cast aluminum bracket, especially after belt tension is factored in. Steel might be a better, but less...
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM -
mad mikey liked Budget36's post in the thread Technical Big Break ???.
Cast aluminum failure.
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
