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Old 09-21-2008, 10:04 AM
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enough!!!!! with the same cam and top end from my 306 I gained 6 tenths et and almost 7 mph by just switching to a 347 bottom end....my 185 afr heads have really worked well with my combo

Hmmmmm, out of curiosity, would my Edelbrock Performers (170cc intake runners/60cc combustion chambers/.202"in. and 1.60"ex. valves) work with a 331 or 347 stroker rotating assembly? Just wondering if i decided to go bigger down the road if the same heads would work or if they'd be too peuny!
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:49 AM
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Too small for a 331 or 347........
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Old 09-21-2008, 12:03 PM
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they will work just not to the strokers potential a 331 with twisted wedges and 9 psi from a vortech in a car i know in town makes about 465 rwhp so it can be done.
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Old 09-21-2008, 12:55 PM
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eddy rpms heads work on a stroker, yes you can get more power from a larger head on the stroker, but if you are boosting, then they are just fine.
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Old 09-21-2008, 03:52 PM
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So they will hold back a N/A stroker but work fine for a FI setup. Thanks, more knowledge for me!!!
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Old 09-21-2008, 05:33 PM
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thats part of the reason i went to the canfield 195's with the custom cam for my stroker, i wanted the max i could get from my setup so i could run as fast as i wanted to.

a guy at work used those heads and intake on a fox and it make a huge freakin difference in et.
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Old 09-22-2008, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by GT4HUTCH
So they will hold back a N/A stroker but work fine for a FI setup. Thanks, more knowledge for me!!!
If you add boost you'll be "compensating" for the lack of flow to support the CID's with the Performers. Although it will work, it will still not be optimum. In power adder setups, I still try to optimize under NA conditions.... since a power adder is that........ an adder....... setting the performance base higher will make sure the gains are proportional to the NA base. A set of Canfiled 195's or TFS 190 as cast would be a great improvement over the Performers under any conditions (NA or FI)........ just a thought.
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Old 09-22-2008, 12:19 PM
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You cant go wrong with AFR heads, and if you dont want to pay for a custom cam, comp cams has a few ots supercharger cams, and the F303 cam is supercharger friendley. I would also reccomend going on ahead with the 347 kit if your budget permits!
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Old 09-23-2008, 01:58 AM
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how much are the Canfiled 195's assembled?
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:53 AM
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i payed like 1,700 and maby a little more for mine.
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