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<blockquote data-quote="soundstreamer" data-source="post: 753074" data-attributes="member: 558924"><p>after never getting a chance to look up close and personal at vortec heads, i went ahead and bought some. i was most impressed with the runners. So smooth and rounded in the curves compared to the older style's almost 90 degree right angle exhaust runners, it's amazing nobody thought of them earlier. the centerbolt valve covers are a bonus because i've had nothing but bad luck sealing the older, flange bolted style without leaks. changing to a new intake was no big deal because i wanted to try edelbrock's air gap anyhow and was planning on buying a new intake anyhow.</p><p></p><p>the two downfalls i see with vortec heads is that:</p><p></p><p>1) i <em>hear</em>(i haven't checked my clearance, so i don't <em>know</em>) that you can't have too much of a lift(.400ish basically stock) on your cam without having major problems.</p><p></p><p>2) they need self aligning roller rockers(about twice the price of standeard roller rockers)</p><p></p><p>all in all, i love the vortec heads on my 350. i am running a 750cfm eldelbrock carb and 9.1:1 compression and have more than enough "umph" in my truck to pass with ease and impress any passenger that asks: "what'll it do?".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soundstreamer, post: 753074, member: 558924"] after never getting a chance to look up close and personal at vortec heads, i went ahead and bought some. i was most impressed with the runners. So smooth and rounded in the curves compared to the older style's almost 90 degree right angle exhaust runners, it's amazing nobody thought of them earlier. the centerbolt valve covers are a bonus because i've had nothing but bad luck sealing the older, flange bolted style without leaks. changing to a new intake was no big deal because i wanted to try edelbrock's air gap anyhow and was planning on buying a new intake anyhow. the two downfalls i see with vortec heads is that: 1) i [I]hear[/I](i haven't checked my clearance, so i don't [I]know[/I]) that you can't have too much of a lift(.400ish basically stock) on your cam without having major problems. 2) they need self aligning roller rockers(about twice the price of standeard roller rockers) all in all, i love the vortec heads on my 350. i am running a 750cfm eldelbrock carb and 9.1:1 compression and have more than enough "umph" in my truck to pass with ease and impress any passenger that asks: "what'll it do?". [/QUOTE]
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