New Victor 440 Heads From Edelbrock

With a cylinder-head change and a carburetor upgrade, we gained 93 hp from our baseline pull without any porting. The torque curve looked more like a table top than a curve. Over 600 lb-ft of torque was available from 4,100 rpm to 6,100 rpm; that's a 2,000-rpm sweep.

In box-stock form, these heads can be bolted on your mildly built 440, and you won't kill the low-rpm performance, but there's plenty of material to play with if you want to step it up. The best part is that all this was done with only a very slight increase in cost over the Performer RPM head.

PARTS
DESCRIPTION	SOURCE	PN	PRICE
Performer RPM cylinder heads	Edelbrock	60929	$1,359.00
Victor 440 cylinder heads	Edelbrock	77919	1,339.90
Intake manifold	Edelbrock	2954	239.88
Valley pan	Edelbrock	7798	39.99
850-cfm carburetor	Holley	0-9380	535.95
1,000-cfm carburetor	Holley	0-80513-1	709.95
Headers	Hooker Headers (Holley)	5209HKR	449.95
Mechanical roller cam	Isky	165163	332.69
Roller lifters	Isky	1612-RH	476.99
Valvesprings	Isky	9205	190.99
Pushrods	Manley Performance Products	25985-8 x 2	189.38
Retainers	Manley Performance Products	23707SCD-16	127.69
Locks	Manley Performance Products	13091-16	46.39
Dual pickup oil-pump system	Milodon	21190	529.95
Oil-pump drive	Milodon	21523	132.39
Oil pan	Milodon	31160	275.95
Distributor	MSD	8546	286.88
Ignition wires	MSD	31229	78.88
Ignition box	MSD	6420	229.88
Valve covers	Procomp/JMS Racing Engines	N/A	180.00
Rocker arms	T&D Machine Products	Call	N/A

The "cast in" spacers increase the manifold height to the point that standard valley tray gaskets won't work. Edelbrock solved this problem by offering its own pans specially adapted to work with the new Victor heads. They are available for both 413/426/440 (RB)- and 361/383/400 (B)-based engines.
The "cast in" spacers increase the manifold height to the point that standard valley tray
The fit and finish of the T&D Machine Products rocker arms puts them on the level of art pieces rather than engine parts. Along with hold downs, the kit comes complete with rocker arms, shafts, and spacers already assembled. We stayed with a 1.6:1 ratio to give continuity to the test.
The fit and finish of the T&D Machine Products rocker arms puts them on the level of art p
Lightweight Super 7-degree SCD steel retainers from Manley were used along with high-quality Manley 0.080-inch-wall, 31/48 pushrods. When pushrod lengths get this long, (9.850 inches) and spring pressures get this high (more than 600 pounds over the nose), don't try to skimp. Only use first-rate stuff or it will come back to haunt you.
Lightweight Super 7-degree SCD steel retainers from Manley were used along with high-quali

SOURCES
ARP 8-05/-339-2200 www.arp-bolts.com	Lakewood NJ
Comp Cams 8-00/-999-0853 www.compcams.com	Milodon 8-18/-407-1211 www.milodon.com
Edelbrock Torrance CA www.edelbrock.com	MSD Ignition El Paso TX www.msdignition.com
Holley Performance Products 2-70/-782-2900 www.holley.com	Procomp Electronics Ontario CA
JMS Racing Engines Monrovia CA	T&D Machine Products Carson City NV 7-75/-884-2292 www.tdmach.com