Mike,
My "Lets Clear This Up" comment wasn't aimed at you. Your comments in a previous thread made it clear your opinon wasn't going to change! So I wasn't trying to engage you in a debate. I can see however how you might have felt my comments were aimed at you, so for that I hope you'll accept my apologies.
I merely restated the intentions of my first post in a stronger way. To make sure my readers understand the point I'm trying to make, to rattle cages, knock the fence sitters off the fence. To at least provoke thought on the subject and to plant seeds of change in receptive minds.
My postion is not a reversal on my part. I'm not changing direction, over the years I've dropped subtle hints, referring to the Cleveland's heads as "hemi" heads, etc. I realize this is a controversial subject for some people. Dennis' thread simply prodded me into making this week the week I dropped the bomb, stirred the pot, whatever.
I always had a preference for quench heads for my street motors, because Ford states clearly low rpm torque is the advantage of the quench chambers. I only helped one guy do a 10.0:1 conversion with open chamber heads, he did the work I just stood around drinking his beer. That motor worked fine, it made as much power as my quench motors, and it didn't detonate even though it had the same compression ratio as my quench motors. But in the 1970s & 1980s quench heads were inexpensive and easy to find, there was no reason to use open chamber heads and pass up the low rpm torque of the quench heads.
I haven't worked on other people's machinery in a long time, but I have consulted, advised, and assisted with other people's projects for many years and continue to do so.
After retirement (next year I hope) I plan to drive my Pantera around North America, interviewing other Pantera owners, snapping pictures of their cars, and sharing stories of my encounters in Pantera International magazine. I'd love to visit with members of this forum too. I am currently collecting parts for a new motor for my Pantera. It shall be a daily driver type motor that must be reliable and get good gas mileage. My goal for the motor is 400 to 450 horsepower, in other words, no big deal. It shall consist of a standard stroke short block with Scott Cook heads and intake, and a hydraulic cam. It may be the last motor I ever build, I've promised my oldest son he can have the remaining Cleveland parts when I'm done, he wants to build a Cleveland for his Fox body Mustang. He likes the charging Rhino too.
-G
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