Trick Flow SBM Heads
Has anyone actually just swapped to these heads without changing the rest of the setup (cams, intakes, etc,etc) and posted their findings, on any forum or shared amongst engine builders/ racers? Swapping from any oem head including those modified up to a certain point (porting and $$ spent) would obviously see varying degrees of impressive results one would think, only to diminish to the point of being negligible when compared to the other similar ootb aftermarket heads one may be swapping from. In the “jury is still out “ or “not enough evidence” phase more likely?
I guess I can say I did. Now mine is not that fast. But the 360 magnum I have came out of my friends gutted and I mean gutted 94 extended cab dakota. I think he got it down to 2900/3000 pounds with him in it. He ran a best of 7.16 at 96 mph with it. He never raced 1/4 mile. It had home ported EQ heads on it.
So when u bought the engine off him I put it in my 96 short bed dakota. I had a rocker arm come loose on the EQ heads and mess up a valve stem. So rather than get my EQ heads fixed, I just bought a set of trickflow heads,PRW roller rocker arms and mikes B3 rocker arm kit. I am guessing my 96 weighed 3400/3500 pounds with me in it. Well any way with everything the same except the switch from EQ heads to the trickflow heads. So far my dakota has ran a 7.15 at 95.56 and a 11.23 at 115 in the 1/4. All passes were made with 93 pump gas. Do you guys think my MPH in the 1/4 is low? To me i think it is. But I think my torque converter is off. It wasn't built to my engine, came with the 904 transmission i bought. Oops forgot to add the engine details.
Stock bore 2000 360 magnum block.
I think the math showes the compression at 11.1
KB107 pistions.
Stock crank and rods.
Comp 305. 550 lift sold cam
PRW 1.6 Roller rockers
Smith Brothers 3/8 push rods.
TRICK FLOW HEADS
Ported INDY CYLINDER HEAD single plane intake.
800 DP billet holley carb
Full length Hooker 1-5/8 headers
Turbo action built 904 transmission
Refreshed coan 8 inch 5600 stall converter.
4.30 gears
28x9x15 slicks.
I think my dakota should be faster than what it is now. Because I havent got to do any suspension or carb tuning yet. Woukd like to hear your opinions on my build. Next year I am all ready wanting to build a 400+ stroker small block with compression 13.1 and a bigger solid cam or solid roller.
