Oversized valves: good or bad?

fcm42000 said
Disagree, I have seen several cars with high way gears and loose converters some of the funnest street cars to drive, just ask gmachinedart

Yeah? So? Just because you disagree doesn't mean you're right. A loose converter with highway gears (let's say 2.94) will never acheive lockup on the street. That will lead to higher than needed heat in an automatic transmission and it will eat up a lot of useful horse power. It's just an "incorrect" combination, whether you want to "agree" or not makes no difference. You're just wrong.

fcm42000 said
Can some one explain why hp 383s came with large port heads and 2.14 valves but when you have a 360 or 408 it is automatic for someone to say 2.05 valves are to large? Seemed to work out ok for the 383 .

Different port sizes and shapes plus years of experience from veteran racers and engineers like....oh i don't know......Larry Shepard?

fcm42000 said
I think this is another case of people reading a lot of posts and thinking they know what they are talking about, but..but everyone online says so, overanalyzing "uncomprehended" theories again.

I agree, so stop doin it.

fcm42000 said
I agree that a good way to compensate for a sunken seat is to oversize the valve itself, but as far as "flow" the bowl will need to be opened up proportional to larger valve installed (or at least faired into the seat), if not you just put a larger wall in front of the incoming air.

Bottom line, until you try it, you won't know. Try it dude.

Pretty much the only factual statement in your cute little rant.