540-598 with Chevy Rect port heads?
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I'm running a single and I have a set of custom fit Lightning exhaust due to the fact that my engine is in back-wards (Arneson Drive). How much taller is the tall deck???
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I have a 540 standard deck with GM Rect port heads , Dart single plane intake, 950HP, and Crane 741 cam. EMI 4" exhaust. I am at 600hp. What are you running to get 630hp? What RPM?
I have a 540 standard deck with GM Rect port heads , Dart single plane intake, 950HP, and Crane 741 cam. EMI 4" exhaust. I am at 600hp. What are you running to get 630hp? What RPM?
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razor1115,sounds about right.My 540,slightly smaller cam,efi,AFR 315 cnc,650hp @ 5400,677 tq at 3700.Cam Motion (BatonRouge) cam.I told them I wanted tq at low rpm,got it.Don't think you can get to 650 without the heads. My .02 BOB
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Originally Posted by cooltoys61
Thanks MC,
So at 5,200 or so the Rect. ports would choke it? How much would I be losing?
So at 5,200 or so the Rect. ports would choke it? How much would I be losing?
It's got nothing to do with the heads being choked. The ports simply aren't as efficient as a modern head, and require a little cam duration to approach similar results. Because of that, the torque curve won't be as flat and the bottom end will be a little softer (when compared apples to apples with the same motor running Canfields or AFRs). It's all relative.