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Old 11-11-2020, 09:04 PM
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Is it true that if you enlarge the valves to a 2.19 1.77 on a edelbrock head you need a certain bore size to compensate for the larger vslves

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Old 11-11-2020, 10:03 PM
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I would call David Butler at Butler Performance in Tennessee and see what he recommends the minimum bore size for the 2.19 intake valve to be.

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Old 11-11-2020, 11:38 PM
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Butler Performance Edelbrock Round Port/Wide Port CNC machined 72cc 370+CFM cylinder heads use 2.190" intake valves. They suggest a minimum bore diameter of 4.15 inches.


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Unless your looking for more then 340 Intake cfm@28" @ .725" lift then the as shipped 2.11" valve is good.
In a race motor when your scratching for every last hp, be very concerned with the flow numbers @ .200" lift while chasing the high lift numbers!

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Butlers porting on the Edelbrock heads boosts peak flow to 315 to 320 cfm with the standard 2.11-inch intake valve, or 325 to 330 cfm with the optional 2.19-inch unit. This info was from a Rocky Rotella article in 2008. I presume it would apply to the 340 cfm heads as well.

Obvious, other sources may vary in their valve selection.

( And a fwiw, the info I mentioned previously regarding the minimium bore diameter was right off the Butler web site )


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Unless your looking for more then 340 Intake cfm@28" @ .725" lift then the as shipped 2.11" valve is good.
In a race motor when your scratching for every last hp, be very concerned with the flow numbers @ .200" lift while chasing the high lift numbers!
It isn't all about flow. Larger valve equals more curtain area, a very good thing! As long as the large valve isn't being shrouded be the bore. 4 valve engines are so great because they offer massive curtain area. With more curtain area the requirements for the cam become less.

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Old 11-12-2020, 09:56 AM
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VALVE / BORE ratio

CA equals the minimum cross sectional area of your intake port. (length times width)
This is most times your push rod area, but not always.

http://www.wallaceracing.com/head-flow-ratio.php


Calculate What Intake valve OD Would Be From RPM and CID.


http://www.wallaceracing.com/intake_valve.php

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Ferrea Helps Explain Valve-flow Dynamics

https://www.dragzine.com/tech-storie...lly%20about%20.


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It isn't all about flow. Larger valve equals more curtain area, a very good thing! As long as the large valve isn't being shrouded be the bore. 4 valve engines are so great because they offer massive curtain area. With more curtain area the requirements for the cam become less.
Yes and No. One thing which will tell you something about your curtain area is to flow the port with the valve in upside down. A larger valve let you have the same curtain area at a lower lift.

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Old 11-12-2020, 11:19 AM
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A larger valve let you have the same curtain area at a lower lift.

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Correct that's why you can run less cam. 4 valve engines use hardly any lift when compared to 2 valve heads. It's all about curtain area. You just have to watch that your not shrouding the valves.

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I ran E heads with a 2.19" intake valve with a 4.155" bore and they were fine.

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Running High Ports with 2.20 valves and 4.155 bore.

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Your right that it's no all about air flow, it's about pressure recovery also!

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Just had my EDL RPM Round Ports changed to 2.19 Intake with 4.19 (455 .040+) pistons. Plan to run 10-15lbs boost.

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Your right that it's no all about air flow, it's about pressure recovery also!
Guess im not following how the larger valve effects pressure recovery unless it's shroud bad which i already said that shrouding can become an issue. Or is there something else im missing?

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Stepping up from a 2.11 intake to a 2.15 on a 4.185 bore, my heads went from 339CFM@.700 to 342CFM. Changing to a 2.19 on the same head went to 345CFM.

I have run the 2.19 on a 4.155 bore. If the block has chamfers even less a issue.

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Stepping up from a 2.11 intake to a 2.15 on a 4.185 bore, my heads went from 339CFM@.700 to 342CFM. Changing to a 2.19 on the same head went to 345CFM.

I have run the 2.19 on a 4.155 bore. If the block has chamfers even less a issue.
Mike, if you dont mind. How much performance improvement was gained from the minor flow increase? Thank you

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Mike, if you dont mind. How much performance improvement was gained from the minor flow increase? Thank you
I am not sure. I changed cams when I went to the 2.19 valve.
It did make more HP with the new valves/cam change, but at more RPM.
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Going out tomorrow to try another set of Holleys VS. the AFB's....

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I recently put 1.77 exhaust valves in a set. Did before and after flow test. Picked up 20 cfm on the exhaust side.

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Mike,
Are you running a 3 inch or 3 1/2 inch exhaust?

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