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NEW FACTORY CYLINDER HEAD FOR CHEVY?

The Agent hears that one of the reasons that Warren and Kurt Johnson had a bad (by their standards) season was that the pair were busy developing a new cylinder head for the 2003 season. According to the Agent's sources, the new GM heads were developed as an answer for Mopar's new "Hemi" head, a cylinder head that is making gobs of power for the Mopar racers.

How good is the new "Hemi"? In case you haven't heard Rick Jones ran a 6.53 with his IHRA Mopar-bodied Pro Stocker using a Jon Kaase-built engine with that cylinder head. Now, don't start calling your local Chevy dealer to order the new cylinder head, as this is just a rumor the Agent heard from a reliable source and nothing has been officially released.

But Warren and Kurt sure picked up the pace at the end of the season, didn't they? [12-27-2002]

BARRETT AND KING NOT WAITING FOR DARLINGTON

Mopar Pro Mod standard bearer Chip King and his tuner/engine builder Bill Barrett aren't going to wait for the Darlington Dragway race in mid-February or for Bobby Bennett's InfiNet/GM Performance-backed Virginia Motorsports Park race in late March to go after the coveted five-second doorslammer pass. Barrett and King were kind enough to let the Agent know that they would be going to Houston December 27-28 to try and break the barrier.

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Barrett (photo above), who assists Australian super star Victor Bray with his tune-up, has built a small (468 cubic inch) Hemi and put a screw blower on that. According to Barrett, one of the big problems that Victor Bray has faced in his attempt to go a five is that his engine (which the Agent thinks is over 526 ci) makes too much torque in low gear and is prone to spin the tires. Barrett and King evidently think the smaller engine could solve the problem. If the pair don't get the five at Houston, they may try again in March at VMP as the current rules for that race allow any kind of blower where the Darlington affair doesn't allow screw compressors. [12-27-2002]

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