Holley Strip Dominator vs. Edelbrock Victor 340
Moving on -
My new-to-me Victor 340 showed up today. As mentioned previously, I had one on my old W2 340 so it's kinda like seeing an old friend again.
In any event, this one has had some work done to it. I honestly don't know exactly what I'm looking at but it seems consistent from port to port. They left the dividers alone and only sort of "touched up" the plenum under the throttle body opening. Hard to see in the pic but the floor has been blended/smoothed I guess for lack of a better description.
I read up on intake porting and went down a rabbit hole regarding surface finish. If you believe what you read on the interwebs, a "dimpled" or sort of rough finish can prevent fuel drop out and ultimately help make power. Reading through all that it occurred to me the grinding on my Strip Dominator might actually be too smooth. My inclination is to blend this work a little better while trying not to make it super smooth. Not sure how that would work out. This is the finish up close.
Runners.
Similar to my Strip Dominator, I'd say it's been more "gasket matched" than "port matched" though it's hard to tell just looking at it. Will be a bit before this thing is bolted on and checked out for reals but thanks to JustinP I have a good idea how to proceed on that front. Hopefully it's not too far off.
Thoughts? Questions? Comments? 1-800-EAT-....
Moving on -
My new-to-me Victor 340 showed up today. As mentioned previously, I had one on my old W2 340 so it's kinda like seeing an old friend again.
In any event, this one has had some work done to it. I honestly don't know exactly what I'm looking at but it seems consistent from port to port. They left the dividers alone and only sort of "touched up" the plenum under the throttle body opening. Hard to see in the pic but the floor has been blended/smoothed I guess for lack of a better description.
I read up on intake porting and went down a rabbit hole regarding surface finish. If you believe what you read on the interwebs, a "dimpled" or sort of rough finish can prevent fuel drop out and ultimately help make power. Reading through all that it occurred to me the grinding on my Strip Dominator might actually be too smooth. My inclination is to blend this work a little better while trying not to make it super smooth. Not sure how that would work out. This is the finish up close.
Runners.
Similar to my Strip Dominator, I'd say it's been more "gasket matched" than "port matched" though it's hard to tell just looking at it. Will be a bit before this thing is bolted on and checked out for reals but thanks to JustinP I have a good idea how to proceed on that front. Hopefully it's not too far off.
Thoughts? Questions? Comments? 1-800-EAT-....