Ray,
You got lucky. The factory Magnum heads are prone to cracks between the
vavlve seats of the same cylinder.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: RayB <bpracing@worldnet.att.net>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:15 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Burnt Valve
>
>
>Had stock heads massaged this spring. No cracks, bowls blended, SS valves,
>1.97 intake valve, 5 angle valve job, .020 cut on heads, intake ports
>matched to manifold, stock head gasket == 3 tenths and 3 mph with no loss
in
>60' times. Still running stock heat range plugs, stock TB and 92 octane
>(and a waaay too tight torque converter). By comparison, a friend
>installed the R/T heads (conservatively massaged by Indy cylinder heads) on
>his 2000 R/T, along with a hotter cam (don't know the specs) and picked up
>only 3 tenths as well.
>
>The moral, in my opinion, is the ports in the R/T heads are large enough
>that there will be some loss in low end performance without steep gears and
>a high stall converter. Definitely not right for a street driven 318, in
>my humble opinion. :-) Find me a quicker and faster, street driven,
>automatic 318 and I might change my mind. ;-)
>
>RayB
>http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> If the heads are stock-- expect them to be cracked as well-- even
>> before this condition--
>>
>> You still running a 318???
>>
>> If so-- RT 1.92 heads--
>>
>> If not-- RT 1.92 heads-- I run them on my RT..
>>
>> Taste Great, Less Filling.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Sam
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