Forced Induction ?: X-Flow versus JH head

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

AFAIK, the only sodium-filled exhaust valves in an 8v
engine are on the G60 head.

Neal

--- Alan Stamper <scirocco-al@insight.rr.com> wrote:
> I'd be interested in hearing how it works.  I've got
> an Eaton M45 I'm
> putting on the car and I'm thinking bigger valves
> would be a plus.  Are the
> exhaust valves sodium filled?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <maardak@yahoo.ca>
> To: "Alan Stamper" <scirocco-al@insight.rr.com>;
> "Scott F. Williams"
> <sfwilliams@comcast.net>; "scirocco"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Forced Induction ?: X-Flow versus JH
> head
> 
> 
> > --- Alan Stamper <scirocco-al@insight.rr.com>
> > > I can't believe that the 5500 rpm limit I've
> felt
> > > in
> > > almost every hydraulic 8V motor is going to be
> the best for
> > > performance
> > > issues.  I'm sure the cross flow does flow
> better at low RPM's but
> > > it's
> > > ultimate flow numbers will limited by valve
> float at a lower RPM's
> > > than the
> > > solid lifter motor.  I will also give you the
> fact that you can get a
> > > turbo
> > > to fit those characteristics and make more
> torque and HP at lower
> > > RPMs than
> > > the solid lifter set up, but I still say the
> high RPM motor with the
> > > correct
> > > turbo will smoke the hydro motor in the long
> run.
> >
> >
> > According to the recent article in EC on the 2.0
> ABA, you can fit
> > Rabbit solid lifter hardware to the crossflow head
> - seems like the
> > best of both worlds to me...
> >
> > Mark - working on a 42/34 mm JH head (ohhhhhh
> yaaaaaaaaaaa!)
> >
> >
>
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