Small block TrickFlow heads part 1

justinp61 said

I've never questioned the quality or even the value. What I've questioned is all the hype that came with them. But just like the Edelbrocks, which aren't marketed as a "race head" or even a street/strip head either, people will run them on "race" or street/strip engines. There have been several engines that ran hard with ported Edelbrocks. Trickflows, not so much.

As far as bang for the buck would the bare Speedmasters bought on sale be a better bargain? Have them ported, good valves, springs and retainers. How much would a guy have in a set?

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Anyone who bought the heads knows they are of quality and value after they pull them from the boxes and when all things are considered. Where did the hype come from? The numbers TF stated were seen by many who’ve flowed them. OK. As to actual power or potential? All I’ve ever read here is of guys who race, or port and flow and the scant few who took their setup to the track and were for the most part underwhelmed. And the analysis is that they are using small cams or their package is not optimized. I’ve not read a single post anywhere from anyone other than racers, or those who did dyno runs. The hype never came from street or s/s guys. Least not here. It’s the racers with expectations let down by feedback by those with setups that are not ideal....am I way off or? I don’t believe so.