Pontiac V8 engine

Jump to: navigation, search
m (Format table)
m (Round port heads)
Line 429: Line 429:
 
===Round port heads===
 
===Round port heads===
 
[[File:D over rnd pont.jpg|thumb|500px|left|D-port #13 heads above a Ram Air IV head]]  
 
[[File:D over rnd pont.jpg|thumb|500px|left|D-port #13 heads above a Ram Air IV head]]  
Round port heads were long favored for high performance. But they are scarce (read expensive), and don't flow all that well.
+
Round port heads were long favored for high performance. But they are scarce (read ''expensive''), and don't flow all that well, at least when compared to aftermarket heads.
  
Now that Edelbrock and others have come out with affordable aftermarket aluminum heads, the round port heads are all but ignored by the performance crowd. But to restorers, they are still highly sought after.
+
But now that Edelbrock and others have come out with affordable aftermarket aluminum heads, the round port heads are all but ignored by the performance crowd. But to restorers, they are still highly sought after.
 
<br style="clear:both"/>
 
<br style="clear:both"/>
  

Revision as of 08:39, 2 January 2013

Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Categories
Toolbox