Real Steel Merlin Heads

350matt · Post by **350matt** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:56 pm

Is anyone using these new heads from Real steel?

The flow figures look pretty good and they seem reasonably priced at £1100 the pair

Matt

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:25 pm

Look for alot of posts by ihatesyssycars on here with pictures under "my dilemma".
Mike

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:38 pm

Hi, I have some however its going to be a while before i fit them. I'm building a complete new engine for them with different induction to what i have so its more than likely going to be a loooooong time before i use them.

JP on here could well be putting them onto a supercharged 3.5 if thats of any relevance?

http://www.v-8.org.uk/FORUM/viewtopic.php?t=1183

JP. · Post by **JP.** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:03 pm

Mine's will go up the comming up month but as UK Blowers will do some modifications on my supercharger intake ( converting from 4 barrel intake to BDS style intake - I am using a 4 barrel intake with a restrictive adapterplate now ) so the car will be running aprox somewere in august.

When I start the build up it'll get a garage feature to keep you updated.

But the heads look real good. Its a left and a right side head........has to do with the oil feed holes for the rockershafts.....
They even raised the exhaust ports somewhat that means that my exhaust manifolds will sit higher with these heads meaning I might have some clearance issues to solve............

Mwaaaah nothing that can't be solved I guess

350matt · Post by **350matt** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:50 pm

So when they've raised the exhaust ports is the bolt pattern to port relationship still the same?

Just moved upwards on the head?

So my existing exhaust should still fit the head Ok but I might have to add some length to the down pipe so it doesn't clump the body.

what about the inlet? will the standard pattern still fit?

What bowl size /cc are they and do they re-use std rocker gear?

Ta

Matt

JP. · Post by **JP.** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:54 pm

350matt wrote:So when they've raised the exhaust ports is the bolt pattern to port relationship still the same?

Just moved upwards on the head?

Yess & yess

350matt wrote:So my existing exhaust should still fit the head Ok but I might have to add some length to the down pipe so it doesn't clump the body.

Yess probably according to their intructionsheet

350matt wrote: what about the inlet? will the standard pattern still fit?

Yess, only need to do is some porting (matching)

350matt wrote: What bowl size /cc are they and do they re-use std rocker gear?

Bowl size depends on you, I bought the 31cc ones while Gav bought the 27cc ones. and the do re-use the std rocker gear ( with some extra's )