[jim_howard_pdx]

Man that one guy beat me up on beating new corvettes to 100 mph by 20 car lengths. I don't know how often he quarter miles, but I BEAT EVERY NEW CORVETTE including the 400 hp version, and the standard Corvettes by more than 1/2 second with 3.25 gears and a C-4 Automatic.

In 5 years, NOT A SINGLE CORVETTE has come within 10 car lengths of my Mustang. PERIOD--END OF STORY.

Now for the 4.6 Cobras out there, I beat up on you just the same, if not a bit more. Sorry Mod engine guys, your engines just cannot make the torque necessary to get down the quarter quickly.

Now for TFS info, I first bolted these up to a stock '66 289 block, with 479 499 lift 285/295 duration cam. I ran stock length pushrods. After 6 months, I broke a valve stem which seized the engine. My rollers were rolling back and forth across the entire valve tip, instead of rolling just in 1/32 arc as required.

I bolted the heads on to a 351 Windsor next, stock lower end, with a slightly more agressive cam. This car just killed everything on the street. But I cracked a piston and that ended this block.

My current block has the strongest 351 windsor stock rods, trw forged 10/1 pistons, and is balanced and blueprinted. I am now using the Edelbrock RPM 351 windsor Cam 498/519 lift, 295/305 duration cam. I use 1.6 Cobra rollers, 8.6 inch pushrods. Car is running quarter miles in the 12.8's on street tires. With 4.30s and slicks I will be 11.9 or slightly faster.

With a good roller cam, this car could easily run 10's with nitrous. I just like it as a daily driver. The heads are too much fun. I have run 427's, 428's, 351 Cleveland 2v and 4v engines, and lots of 289 302 engines as well. The 351 with TFS heads is just perfect. Great acceleration, great power throughout the rpm band of the cam. Just awesome.

TFS and Summit are great partners. Hook up with them and you will get what you need to run right.

On my heads, without gasket, I had .3 inches clearance on the exhaust valve, and .18 clearance on the intake valve. So when TFS says you need no flycutting up to 500 lift and 300 degrees duration TRUST THEM. They are giving you the real story.

Lots of luck, and to Dark 5.0 I can only tell you the truth. Your car must run 12.8 or faster to beat my mustang, and I have not faced a Corvette yet that can touch me. Maybe when they do, I will go with a 3.9 rear gear and 5 speed Tremec. At 12.1 they will not have any chance at all.

Dark 5.0, they have drugs now for guys like you. You do not have to live in pain and anger.......

Happy new year everyone. Now go kick *** on our competition. SHOW NO MERCY!