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Old 01-14-2012, 01:12 PM
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383 afr build

well i finally got to drive my 383 afr headed engine and all i can say is WOW!!! never thought there would be that much difference between it and my little 355 vortec . i debated for couple months trying to choose heads and finally decided on afr 195 and am really glad i did by far the best street head imo and a big thumbs up to howards cams for the retro roller this thing pulls harder in 2nd gear than the other did in first went from spinning drag radials 10-20 ft to 300-400 ft and doing it 2nd gear at 6300 rpms needless to say im a happy camper


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Old 01-14-2012, 03:30 PM
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AFR makes an excellent product!
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well i finally got to drive my 383 afr headed engine and all i can say is WOW!!! never thought there would be that much difference between it and my little 355 vortec . i debated for couple months trying to choose heads and finally decided on afr 195 and am really glad i did by far the best street head imo and a big thumbs up to howards cams for the retro roller this thing pulls harder in 2nd gear than the other did in first went from spinning drag radials 10-20 ft to 300-400 ft and doing it 2nd gear at 6300 rpms needless to say im a happy camper



sounds good afr makes some good heads
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well i finally got to drive my 383 afr headed engine and all i can say is WOW!!! never thought there would be that much difference between it and my little 355 vortec . i debated for couple months trying to choose heads and finally decided on afr 195 and am really glad i did by far the best street head imo and a big thumbs up to howards cams for the retro roller this thing pulls harder in 2nd gear than the other did in first went from spinning drag radials 10-20 ft to 300-400 ft and doing it 2nd gear at 6300 rpms needless to say im a happy camper

Thanks for sharing this with us. Good stuff!
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