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The quality of the casting is good, the hardware they supply is crappy. You can buy them bare and have somebody knowledgable set them up, or just buy them set-up from Bernard Mondello, or CutlassEFI who is a member here. I've been running them for 5-6 years and I have put about 30k miles on the engine without any issues.
The quality the casting is good, the hardware they supply is crappy. You can buy them bare and have somebody knowledgable set them up, or just buy them set-up from Bernard Mondello, or CutlassEFI who is a member here. I've been running them for 5-6 years and I have put about 30k miles on the engine without any issues.
Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca
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Originally Posted by 70cutty
The quality of the casting is good, the hardware they supply is crappy. You can buy them bare and have somebody knowledgable set them up, or just buy them set-up from Bernard Mondello, or CutlassEFI who is a member here. I've been running them for 5-6 years and I have put about 30k miles on the engine without any issues.
I've used the speedster BBC one time, junk that requires a full reworking, including the valve guides, inferior material. And on top of that they don't make power, flow is ok, now this a BBC head. I can't speak for the Olds speedster. I will say this, I believe Bernard Mondello takes pride in building this particular head and has the equipment to do the job right, if I couldn't do it myself Bernard is who I would go too. My next Olds build will have Edelbrocks and they will receive a full reworking as well.
Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca
Posts: 1,719
Originally Posted by 70cutty
The quality of the casting is good, the hardware they supply is crappy. You can buy them bare and have somebody knowledgable set them up, or just buy them set-up from Bernard Mondello, or CutlassEFI who is a member here. I've been running them for 5-6 years and I have put about 30k miles on the engine without any issues.
Why was your oil pressure dropping as RPM went up? I'd have no problem with the low water temp test, most of us do that, Its only a few HP on my dyno, less with aluminum heads.
Why was your oil pressure dropping as RPM went up? I'd have no problem with the low water temp test, most of us do that, Its only a few HP on my dyno, less with aluminum heads.
I couldn't tell you. I did google bunch of Olds dyne sheets and it seems that mid 4k rpm drop off is common with Olds engines.
I wonder if it has something to do where it's measured on Olds, above the timing cover. Not the ideal place IMO.
On another note, I do need to talk to you regarding the BBC for my Chevelle. I've been following your builds for few years now, and they are impressive.
Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca
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Thanks for the nice comment. I modify the oil pan so as RPM goes up, oil pressure goes up. I also have total control over all clearances. Example of a Olds 455 we clearanced among other things in my shop, with the correct oil pan.
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