Let me make it easy for you. Here's a pic of the intake gaskets with the bead of silicone sealer already on it. Price is $15, just like I guessed (same price as when I bought mine 4 years ago).
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HUG 3266
INTAKE GASKET W/ SILICONE SEAL
Here's the link to the page with the intake gaskets (page 1 of 99)
http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/products.php?browse=category&level0=QmlnIEJsb2NrICA0MTMtNDI2LTQ0MCAoUmFpc2VkIERlY2sp&searchmode=partnumber&page=1
And here is the valley cover for a BB mopar engine from hughes:
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HUG 3273SS
1 PC. VALLEY COVER BB SINGLE PLANE
I hope this convinces everyone that they do exist. I know because I
have them on my car.
Here's the link to Hughes Engines. They have 99 pages of parts listed for Mopar big blocks on their web site. Look on the left hand side of the page and click on the first link to BB parts (as Hughes calls the 413, 426 and 440 engines). Just wanted to show you an example (and everyone else too, someone else might find this info useful).
http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/index.php
This link is to the page for the valley cover (page 34 of 99)
http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/products.php?browse=category&level0=QmlnIEJsb2NrICA0MTMtNDI2LTQ0MCAoUmFpc2VkIERlY2sp&searchmode=partnumber&page=34
As you browse through the parts on the Hughes Engines web site, look
at the aluminum rocker arms and shafts. No needle bearings and a true 1.5
or 1.6 ratio instead of a stock mopars 1.37 rocker arm ratio. $450 for the
whole set, including pushrods. You have to measure your pushrods with their
adjustable pushrod with the rocker arm exactly half-way open by using a dial
indicator, put the adjustable pushrod in and screw it out until it is tight
and then send the adjustable pushrod back to Hughes and they will send you
the right pushrods. Hydralic lifters need a shorter pushrod than solid
lifters. Do this and BINGO, more HP without even changing the cam and
lifters. Stock Mopar rocker arms and shafts are both made of steel. Steel
on Steel is a recipe for disaster. Now, aluminum rocker arms on a steel
shaft are like bearings for your crankshaft. The bearings must be softer
than the crankshaft or your engine will seize up sooner rather than later.
Hughes explains it all on their web site. I'm no genius, I just remember
what I read if it makes sense. If it makes sense, I go with it. NASCAR
uses the aluminum rocker arms that are cyrogenically treated and are good
for 9,000 rpm all day long. They don't use rocker arms with needle
bearings with fancy colors on them because if one needle bearing on one
rocker arm fails they are out of the race. The regular Hughs aluminum
rocker arms that aren't "frozen" are $150 a set cheaper and are good for
7,000 rpm all day long. Drag racers use Hughes rocker arms and shafts, race
all season and only have to adjust their valves once at the beginning of the
race season and once in the middle of the race season. I don't plan on
adjusting my rocker arms at all. People with solid lifter cams who ran
their engines hard used to adjust their rocker arms ONCE A WEEK!
This took a long time to do and I hope many on this site learned something new that will help them. I never mind helping my fellow Mopar freaks.
Chick
$34.95
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Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Fw: 440 head question Thanks folks for the replys, but I am still a little befuddled, I know the port that goes accross the intake, under the carb can be blocked off with an intake gasket, What I am concered with is the big semi-circle holes arounf that port. in the head. looks like he** and a trap for dirt and small parts. Are those also covered by the aftermarket intake gasket?? To Chick: are you saying that instead of the stock type valley cover/ intakje gasket combo, that there is available a seperate valley cover and seperate intake gaskets? . Thanks...........MO On Jun 16, 11:53 am, "Stephen Andrachek" <s.andrac...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My friend MO, You are exactly right. You can block off the heat passage from the heads to the intake by using the correct valley cover. You can get the valley cover from Hughes Engineering (Google them up) and very good intake gaskets off of them too with a bead of silicon built in around each port. To take things a little farther, if you put an Edelbrock Air Gap intake on your car with a low-restriction air cleaner you will pick up a noticable amount of torque and HP. But your engine is going to be a little cold-blooded and will need a little warm up time that with the heat passages blocked off. Mancini's is also a great place to do business with. Both companies are all Mopar, all the time and will answer questions over the phone for you, unlike Indy Cylinder Head which does not want to talk to their customers at all. They consider that annoying and will refuse to answer your questions. Hope this helps you in some way. Stephen "Chick" Andrachek > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MO" <mic...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" > <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:21 AM > Subject: 440 head question >> This is for a 1978 head.Intake side -1/2 way between the intake >> ports. where the heat crossover port is. What does the semi-circle >> pocket in the casting intended to do. And what can be done to hide >> it? I would be using valley cover with blocked off heat port. Thanks >> for any help......................MO >> -->> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups>> "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For more options, visit this group at>>http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.- Hide quoted >>text -- Show quoted text -
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