namz7791 Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 I have been searching for a crate engine to put in my 77 Z and while I would love the ZZ4, the money is tight. I found at http://www.goautocenter.com a 350 chevy long block with 9.5 compression and the 58cc factory vette aluminum heads for $2295. The beauty of this engine is that for the same price I can get Edelbrock Performer or Performer RPM aluminum heads or the Trick Flow Heads for the same $2295, installed. The car will be more a daily driver than anything so which of the heads above would you experts on the subject recommend? The engine is supposed to make 320 hp and a little more than that for torque with the vette head (there is a hp and torque curve at the website). The ZZ4 comes with the same vette heads if I not mistaken, so I need a little guidance. BTW they also indicated that I could have the Edelbrock Performer RPM cam and lifters installed for an additional $200. Also, has anyone bought or dealt with this Texas company? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 of the three choices the trickflow heads offer the best potential Trick Flow alum. headed engine " I could have the Edelbrock Performer RPM cam and" DON,T! thats 30 year old cam lobe design tech. theres better cams available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namz7791 Posted February 17, 2004 Author Share Posted February 17, 2004 Which specific Trick Flow head would you recommend? Also, A better cam than the Performer RPM to use with these heads? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 TFS-30400002 these heads (even if they add a few dollars to the total cost) the better springs are worth the cost http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=search.asp&type=bykeyword&searchtype=both&part=trickflow+heads&x=19&y=7 youll need to tell me the cars gearing,weight,trans, stall, speed,headers size, (do you need to pass emission testing?) (are you going to use nitrous?)ETC, before a cam can be picked correctly Here are a couple of links for SBC ( and others ) Head Data, notice the trickflow 23 deg heads, compared to the edelbrock performer and vette heads http://users.erols.com/srweiss/tablehdc.htm http://www.purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/techinfo/heads1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namz7791 Posted February 17, 2004 Author Share Posted February 17, 2004 Thanks Grumpyvette! I plan on running a T5 with the stock R200 with 3.54 gears. I do not have emission concerns and will be using the car mainly as a summer daily driver with an occasional romp at the track. With the heads you recommend, besides the cam how about the intake? For being a novice I was originally going with the complete Edelbrock performer RPM so that I knew the components would work together. Thanks again for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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