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SBC twisted wedge heads??

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#1 ·
Are the original SBC twisted wedge heads with the tilted inlet valve worth investing in?

I plan on putting them on a 383 that I'll be putting together..

Or should I just from the beginning on invest in a new set of heads, like new TFS or AFR?

Will the old ones provide as much power as the newer ones?

If the angled intake valve was a good idea, how come it is not made anymore???

Thx :)
 
#2 ·
I have a set of the original SBC Twisted Wedge heads in the shop now. While I think the idea of the tilted intake valve had promise, I don't think it panned out as well as was hoped. To take advantage of the heads, different pistons were needed and I don't think the advantage was worth the cost of designing and producing them. In other words, There just wasn't enough gain over well-designed "normal" heads.

tom
 
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