There are so many factors that determine track times. Traction, weight, driver skill, elevation, mods, it goes on and on. Therefore it is somewhat difficult to look at just a track time in a forum member's sig and form a concrete opinion. For example, HairyCanary was running something like a 13.4 with AFR 165's, yet HRT11 apparently ran a 12.5 with the Edelbrocks. But they have different mods and seperate driving skills, so it's probably not a fair comparison.
Here's what I think. Like what has already been said, all 3 heads that are being mentioned are great choices. The TrickFlows can make great power and are priced affordably. The Edelbrocks are also priced affordably and the newer version flows very impressivly. The AFR's are more expensive...BUT more often than not, the AFR/FTI combos seem to continually outperform while the others kind of stand in the shadows with an occasional standout. Case in point, KillerCanary ran a 12.31 in his heavy SN95 convertible. I don't think I've seen any Edelbrock or TrickFlow combo do that. However, I'm sure a well-built combo using either of those heads could come fairly close. I'm willing to bet that Ed could take a car that swapped to each of those 3 heads and grind a cam for each one that would put it reasonably close to the others. I highly doubt he's able to take an AFR headed car, grind a cam, and extract a magical 50 rwhp over the same car with Edelbrock heads. Peak power, powerband, and area under the curve are determined not only by the head, but the cam design as well. As a side note, I've seen several AFR/FTI combos with what look like low peak numbers outperform TF combos boasting a higher RWHP number.
It really does boil down to how well the combo is matched together as well as how much you want to spend, and stangin it did bring up an excellent point: if someone is on a tighter budget or doesn't have to have "the best," if he chooses to give up a couple tenths at the track and save $500+ dollars by not going with AFR's and an FTI cam, who can really say he made a bad decision? Only the guys who strive for every last tenth where cost isn't an issue.
All 3 are great heads. My personal choice would be AFR, but if I found a set of the new Eddy's for a good deal I'd jump all over them.
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. Why people attack people based on their opinion and facts is beyond me. In FFW and NMRA, there are no TFS headed champions. There are AFR headed cars winning though. Weird huh....
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Your mods sound great togheter. I meant better aluminum quality.