The Victor CNC DR-17 Oval-Port Cylinder Heads for Big-Block Chevrolet engines (PN 615467) have a larger 120cc combustion chamber designed for large displacement, high-horsepower, naturally aspirated engines running on pump gas. This design allows for a true flat-top piston configuration, promoting greater efficiency and power output.
Offered "bare," these heads feature a 425cc port volume, 2.450" intake valves, 1.850" exhaust valves, raised intake and exhaust ports, and a relocated spark plug position. The raised intake and exhaust ports are particularly beneficial in maximizing cylinder fill during the valve opening cycle, while the revised spark plug location ensures a more complete combustion. Combined with optimized valve placement, these improvements result in better airflow, more power, and higher overall engine efficiency.
Each Victor CNC DR-17 cylinder head is cast at Edelbrock's state-of-the-art foundry using premium aluminum alloy and machined in the Edelbrock Race Center in Mooresville, North Carolina. This material undergoes hot isostatic pressing (H.I.P.) to ensure a more stable and dense grain structure, which increases durability and performance. The heads feature large CNC oval ports explicitly designed to maintain high airspeed, contributing to a high torque curve throughout the engine's operating range.
Manufactured to the industry's tightest tolerances, these heads come fully CNC-machined, including their ports and combustion chambers. A 17° valve angle is incorporated to improve flow capability, while ductile-iron interlocking valve seats and premium manganese-bronze valve guides ensure long-lasting performance. The valve seat concentricity precision allows a perfect seal, eliminating leak-down and increasing cylinder pressure during operation. These heads are designed to be used with a shaft rocker system and can bolt directly onto standard deck blocks with a tall-deck manifold, but tall deck blocks require intake runner spacers.
Victor CNC DR-17 Cylinder Heads for Oval-Port Big-Block Chevrolet engines have 120cc combustion chambers, allowing a true flat-top piston configuration for large displacement, high-horsepower, naturally aspirated pump-gas engines.
Specifications
| Spark Plug Style |
Angle |
| Cylinder Head Style |
Bare |
| Valve Guide Material |
Bronze |
| Valve Guide Size O.D |
0.500" |
| Intake Port Location |
Raised |
| Intake Port Shape |
Rectangle |
| Intake Valve Job Diameter |
2.450" |
| Exhaust Port Shape |
Oval |
| Exhaust Port Location |
Raised |
| Exhaust Valve Job Diameter |
1.850" |
| CNC Machined Intake Port |
Yes |
| CNC Machined Exhaust Port |
Yes |
| CNC Machined Combustion Chamber |
Yes |
| Valve Spring Type |
Not Included |
| Retainer Lock Style |
Not Included |
| Valve Lock Style |
Not Included |
| Valve Cover Mounting Style |
Perimeter bolt |
| Steam Holes Drilled |
Sold individually |
| Special Notes |
Features a 0.400 in. raised intake port.. Tall deck engines will require manifold spacers. Standard deck engine can use a Tall deck manifold. |
| Intake Runner Volume |
425.0 CCM |
| CNC Ported |
Yes |
| Guide Plates Included |
No |
| Head Casting Number |
6143P |
| Material |
Aluminum 356-T6 |
| Deck Height |
10.2 IN |
| Combustion Chamber Volume |
120.0 CCM |
| Grade Type |
Performance |
| Valve Angle |
17 DD |
| Exhaust Runner Volume |
90 CCM |
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