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MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« on: July 20, 2023, 07:02:16 PM »

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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2023, 07:29:04 PM »




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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2023, 07:31:39 PM »
Apparently they don't know about my FE heads  ;D
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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2023, 08:39:10 PM »
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It's got all the hot rod stuff in it.

I don't know Jay, that sounds pretty intimidating.  ;)

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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2023, 09:22:55 PM »
Not to burst his bubble, but I have reworked TFS FE heads to flow 360/240 @.700", and that is with 2.190" intake valves.  I have never needed to flow them up to 1.000", but for the price he charges, I will stick with the Summit variety and finish them myself.   Jay's heads are about 100 cfm better with a 2.350" intake valve.   Joe-JDC
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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2023, 11:53:54 AM »
My comment, above, was a bit tongue-in-cheek. And the others of you seem to be saying exactly what was in my own head. On the other hand, he did make a significant effort. Consider what he started with.

Long ago, the Smith Bothers offered Ford folks a significant benefit when they produced the first aluminum aftermarket heads---for the 385 series.

Jay's efforts put everyone else in the shade, when it comes to the FE.

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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2023, 11:58:16 AM »
Big TFS fan.  Joe has ported some TFS heads for me that have done some great things.  My last 445 made ~620 hp with them, a 10.2:1 compression ratio, and a 6000 rpm peak with a Performer RPM.  Joe is right, we get about 360 cfm @ .700" lift with a 178cc port, and a 2.190" intake valve.

Always cracks me up to hear people talking, who are not FE guys, about FE stuff.  They have no clue that other guys build nothing but FE's for a living.
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Re: MBE ported Trick Flow heads
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2023, 07:10:44 AM »
We, as a collective group of builders, have been in the 360+ range on traditional FE wedge heads for well over a decade, using a variety of castings.
The Blue Thunder high riser castings - while as rare as "hen's teeth" these days - had exceeded 400 from multiple sources.