I am making one of these for my self either way. I just want to see if there is a market for them, in case I make some extras.
I dont have a price yet, but it will be made for sure before April!
whats your purpose for one? are you having clearance issues?
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for the rockers so that you don't have to shave down the valve cover.
exactly adam .....
Im doing a full SBC valve train, and the installed height is taller.
All new springs, new valves with 5/16 stems, new guides, new locks, new retainers, new pushrods, ect ect
that what i was hoping.
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hmmm, my valvetrain fit except for about 1/16" on the one baffle. I know the oil baffles arent a huge deal, but you need to conviser any adverse affects that might occur from spacing them as well. How thick of a spacer are you making? I have crane gold rockers on ARP studs, LS1 valve springs, the works.....I really didnt have fitment problems at all.
This is the exhaust seat of a 98 2200 head. Note that since the valves are canted, one side is much lower to the water jacket than the other. The intake valves have more than enough meat to machine out for even the tallest SBC springs, however, the exhausts have almost no meat whatsoever. The red line depicts taking out 0.100" to fit 1.7" installed height springs. That MIGHT be doable but in my mind, its pushing it. The green line depicts a 0.200" cut, which clearly goes into the waterjacket wall and would be really bad juju combined with high pressure springs and a higher-revving engine. Thus, IMO, using longer valves instead of machining the seats is the way to go.
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Phil when you get yours made PM me id like to get one too.
i would be interested in this as well.
I would be interested in one, how tall are you making it? Also what is pricing going to be like?
Im thinking about making it .250 thick so that it would accomodate for a majority of spings.
Mad Jack I went with +.100 5/16 stem stainless valves, conventional chrome-moly SBC 7* locks (std height), 7* chrome-moly retainers (std height), new custom bronze valve guides with 2200 std OD and 5/16 ID, manley springs 357 lbs/in 110 @ 1.700, 285 @ 1.210, Bind @ 1.180, custom chrome-moly +.100 pushrods, new viton valve seals, and hardened steel spring centering seats.
Should be sick, and will post pics asap! Im just waiting for my taxes.
MadJack wrote:Jason, my bad on who gets the credit for cutting up the head!!
Critical information was found with that!!!
No problem man, I wasn't sure if Notec had cut one up too or not--- I think the one he sliced up was a 2.2 head. One of these days I'll get around to posting all the pics I took of my dissected head.
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i would be interested in one as well
Heres some crappy pics with my valve cover off.
They are Crane cams LS1 springs. I do not know what was done to make them fit as they are. It was handled by the head shop that did the work, along with the p&p.
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ok john, i have the exact roller rocker as you, just different valvetrain components .....
where did you get your head p&p done, how much and were you pleased?
was it gasket matched?
place down in Florida did it. They did the head to match the entire valvetrain, custom cam and everything to customer spec. They worked with Crane for everything, which is why I have a Crane cam, rockers, valve springs, etc.
The work to the head including everything but the can was around $650.
It is not ported all the way out to gasket match, and has been an absolute powerhouse thus far.
But everything was designed together, for optimal flow, and a huge powerband starting around 2500 to 6000, which is where it redlines. Everything is built for tons of low end torque.
...and thanks again Richardo
OEM wrote:If you guys need them made let me know, I can knock them out at a pretty good price/
remember that i mentioned that there would be a slight market for this? I would still be down for one and i currently have one being drawn up by a buddy of mine. Phil before you spend that time drawing let me know and i can send you the file. Phil what do you plan to make it out of? I was also thinking 1/4" or maybe 3/8" steel plate if i could get my hands on a plate pretty cheap.
JerseyJayLN2 (Scarab) wrote:No problem man, I wasn't sure if Notec had cut one up too or not--- I think the one he sliced up was a 2.2 head. One of these days I'll get around to posting all the pics I took of my dissected head.
Yeah, mine was a 2.2
Luis Marroquin wrote:Phil what do you plan to make it out of? I was also thinking 1/4" or maybe 3/8" steel plate if i could get my hands on a plate pretty cheap.
Definitely aluminum. I'd start with a 5/16 plate.
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I work at a fabrication shop and im a mechanical designer .....
I was thinking water jet cut out of .250 304/316 stainless.
I'd like one too, please!
Go beyond the "bolt-on".
Phil Lindsay wrote:I work at a fabrication shop and im a mechanical designer .....
I was thinking water jet cut out of .250 304/316 stainless.
let me know pricing and if your gonna go through with it and i would be down for one. Why stainless and not aluminum?
why metal? id use like a water cut plastic or something like some of the intake spacers made for cars
