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Originally Posted by Kelvin Poe
Really??? Why??? CV-1's should run better. For starters, they flow 30+ cfm more as cast. I ran 3 tenths quicker with my CV-1's over HP's. My HP's were standard port that flowed 390 and the best my car ran with them was 8.38. My CV-1's flowed 435 and my best run was a 8.08. If I had decided to do a little more tuning on it, possible a cam and/or converter swap, I'm sure I could've gotten into the 7's. Don't think I could've gotten much more out of those HP's. But, I decided to do something different, Drag Week and street/strip type stuff, and still running CV-1's. 
Sure, I could've done a set of wide port HP's and it'd probably have been a closer match. But, in my case, I didn't want to deal with all the offset stuff.
We get it, CV-1's aren't the head for you. But, I don't get why you have the bash them every chance you get. Just let it go.
That's it, I'm done.... |
Explain the rest of the story Kelvin. Here is what I heard and you tell me if its true or just a rumor, I will believe you.
Someone ported the HPs before Barton got them. He could not fix everything but did the best he could with what he was given. True ??
Barton is the one who told me a good set of High Ports would run away from CV-1s. The guy does top Pro Stock stuff so its not like he does not have credentials, he does.
Slick insinuated that they were ported since he said they came from a successful team. But I do remember the Pickets running as cast HPs for a bit.
As cast, that makes sense.
And no, I personally don't like CVs. If you are going to cant the valve you should rip the head off every inline Pontiac head there is. Something was not right, those things were supposed to be one head that could do it all. But like many things you can not try to be good at every aspect or you end up master of none.
I take much joy when they can not beat a aluminum PMD RAIV type head.
I am after all, a Pontiac fan.