[mike leech]

Originally Posted by chiefbigb

Neither of the cars involved in this race currently run e-heads. They are great heads for the money and support good hp numbers. The design has also been out for 20 years and everyone has had that much time to maximize what they can do. Im sure if you gave both men 20 years to make more power than they are now It would happen. It will happen over time. The e-head has been maxed out without boost which they are not using. This being said port volumes/valve angle/ect must be changed to keep moving forward. Pissing the other man off often times creates the drive to do something you normaly wouldnt just to prove you can. We all gain from that.

This is not true at all.
Every time i have tuned my ehead combo up it has made more. We've gained well over 150hp over the once thought max of eheads in the last 15 months.

Stock valve angles and placement.

You might want to sit down for this.....but i can see another 25-30 if i want it. A little costly but its there to take if I wanted it.

[chiefbigb]

Im not taking away anything from those running e-heads. I have 2 sets myself. Maybe Im looking at it like this. The potential for hp is greater in the more current design. If I had nothing and was investing in a engine combination to maximize the amout of hp that could be made I wouldnt go the e-head rout in 2015.