[DirtKing]

Part of the bad rep has to do with the "newest head" craze. Everybody is always interested in new products. Also, these heads came with rather "modest" hardware. Definately NOT race ready. In the past i ran ported sr's with good components and they rocked! Any head you buy had better have components matching your combo..(your springs better have enough seat pressure for your cam; valve size, type, locks, guides ect.) Also, people have gone crazy spouting flow numbers. Most quoted numbers are at .600 or higher. The majority of people on this board probably don't have lifts higher than .600! Also, most numbers are quoted without listing the port size. Any increase in port size hurts velocity...You can have awesome flow and have a motor that's top end only. Finally, all this number comparison usually doesn't consider low lift numbers. For any motor NOT race only, these are by far the most important. Yes there are better heads out..(windsor has new ones too), but people need to look at everything, not just peak flow numbers.

p.s. flow number can be manipulated just like the U.S. deficit! (flow benches need calibration, plus some people place devices next to the ports which results in "inflated" figures.)