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Old 11-03-2016 | 07:09 AM
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looking for a set of heads for my Eliminator, ran across a set of iron merlins, any body had any experiance with these ? thanks Rob
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Old 11-03-2016 | 07:51 PM
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When we were building our BBC 500 CI engines, a lot of time was spend deciding on which cast iron heads to use. The best I can remember, the Dart I.E. heads had better designed exhaust ports but they both needed work. At the end of the day, it will depend on if you want to have any work done on the ports. Consider talking with Jim Valako as he has been working on improving BBC cast iron heads for 15-20 years.
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Old 11-03-2016 | 07:57 PM
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Doesn't Summit sell an exact copy of the Dart I.E. 308 in their house brand.
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Old 11-03-2016 | 08:55 PM
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Out of the box performance cast iron heads points to EQ and Darts,

Yes, the 308 Summit's are Darts.
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Old 11-04-2016 | 05:48 AM
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these are used, very little run time and price is good..
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Old 11-04-2016 | 05:59 AM
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I have two new sets of Engine Quest heads bare. If your interested PM me I'll make u a good deal.
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Old 11-04-2016 | 06:09 AM
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^^^^I would go with these easily, over the Merlin's^^^^
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Old 11-04-2016 | 08:31 AM
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looking for complete
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Old 11-04-2016 | 08:56 AM
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I'm interested in the EQ heads. Already PM'd you.
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Old 11-04-2016 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ezstriper
looking for complete
I have two sets of Merlin's Complete.
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