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The BRODIX 18X offers the best of both worlds, 18° horsepower without using expensive shaft rockers or offset lifters.

This head offers a dramatic horsepower increase over the 23° cylinder head.

Several advantages of the 18X are intake ports that flow over 320 cfm out of the box, an intake valve size of 2.140, raised intake ports, and shallow combustion chambers. The 18X is an excellent choice for the budget-minded racer who wants to go fast.

 
 
               
 

Intake Port

Chamber Volume

Valve Sizes Intake/Exhaust

Plug Angle

Exhaust
Pattern

Valve
Centerline

Intake Manifold

18 STD X

244 cc

68 cc

2.140/1.600

Angle

Standard

40/60

HV 1800/
HV 1801

18 SP X

244 cc

68 cc

2.140/1.600

Angle

Spread Port

40/60

HV 1800/
HV 1801

STS 18 STD X

254 cc

68 cc

2.140/1.600

Angle

Standard

40/60

HV 1800/
HV 1801

STS 18 SP X

254 cc

68 cc

2.140/1.600

Angle

Spread Port

40/60

HV 1800/
HV 1801

           
 

Cubic Inch

Compression

Camshaft

RPM

Application

18 STD X

358 - 430

13.5 Minimum

Roller

4000-7500

Oval Track/
Drag Race/
Pro Street

18 SP X

358 - 430

13.5 Minimum

Roller

4000-7500

Oval Track/
Drag Race/
Pro Street

STS 18 STD X

358 - 430

13.5 Minimum

Roller

4000-7500

Oval Track/
Drag Race/
Pro Street

STS 18 SP X

358 - 430

13.5 Minimum

Roller

4000-7500

Oval Track/
Drag Race/
Pro Street

                 
 

Valve Size

0.200

0.300

0.400

0.500

0.600

0.650

0.700

18 STD X

2.140 Intake

157

212

260

303

319

321

325

1.600 Exhaust

106

145

179

195

205

209

211

18 SP X

2.140 Intake

157

212

260

303

319

321

325

1.600 Exhaust

122

164

200

217

226

230

233

STS 18 STD X
(CNC Ported)

2.140 Intake

145

214

261

303

328

331

336

1.600 Exhaust

110

154

206

224

231

234

237

STS 18 SP X
(CNC Ported)

2.140 Intake

145

214

261

303

328

331

336

1.600 Exhaust

119

158

196

232

243

247

250

 
 

The 18 SP X™ and 18 STD X™ Are Available in a Top End Combo Kit

 

• PS CB:
  Valve Bowls Blended

• PS MI:
  Match Intake Port to BRODIX MG 1800

• PS Valve Job:
  Competition Valve Job

• Intake Valves:
  2.140 x 5.290 a.o.l. - BR 81050

• Exhaust Valves:
  1.600 x 5.300 o.a.l. - BR 81051

• Valve Springs:
  1.550 Roller Valve Spring - GA 1000,
    240 lb Closed, 550 lb Open,
    1.950 Installed Height,
    .700 Maximum Lift

• Retainers:
  1.550 10° Titanium - MA 2398BR

• Valve Locks:
  10° Jumbo - CC 611

• Rocker Studs:
  7/16 - BR 716L, AR RRS-4I

• Guide Plates:
  5/16 - BR 5160

• Valve Seals:
  11/32 - US VS529V

What Special parts are required to install 18X heads?
  • 18° Pistons
  • HV 1800 or HV 1801 Intake Manifold
  • Head Stud Kit
  • Longer Pushrods
  • Header Change if Spread Port (Stahl Pattern)
  • 40/60 Stud Girdle

What parts interchange from my BRODIX 23° heads?
  • Standard Roller Rockers
  • Standard Roller Lifters
  • Stud Girdle with 40/60 Valve Spacing



Special Intake Gaskets and Spread Port Exhaust Gaskets Are Available Exclusively From BRODIX

 

• Torque Heads:
  70 ft-lb

• Torque Rocker Studs:
  40-45 ft-lb

• Intake Gaskets:
  BRODIX MG 1800, COMETIC C3250

• Head Gaskets:
  350 - FEL-PRO 1003, COMETIC C5399
  400 - FEL-PRO 1004, COMETIC C5403

• Exhaust Gaskets:
  Standard-
    FEL-PRO 1406, COMETIC C5415
  Spread Port-
    BRODIX MG 52464 (trim to fit),
    COMETIC C5424

• Head Studs:
  ARP 234-4727
    (12 pt With 3/8 Center Studs)

• Accessory Bolt Holes Are Drilled

• Spark Plug Starting Points:
 
NGK R5671A-9
    for Alcohol
  NGK R5671A-8
    for Racing Gas

• Spring Pockets:
  1.550 Out of the Box, May Be Cut
    to 1.625 - No Larger or Deeper

• Valve Angle:
  18°

• Angle Milling:
  .0065 in Per cc

• Flat Milling:
  .0055 in Per cc

• Angle Machining:
  Not Available

• Pushrod Slots:
  40/60

• Stud Girdle:
  40/60 - BR 6440

• Rocker Arms:
  Standard 7/16 Roller Rockers, or Shaft System with
  40/60 Spacing

• Lifters:
  Standard

• Pistons:
  Special 18°

• Pushrods:
  Special Length

• Intake Face Angle:
  BRODIX 10° Standard

     

18 STD X Bare

Standard Exhaust

1180001

18 STD X Pkg

Standard Exhaust

1181002

STS 18 STD X Bare

Standard Exhaust

1188002

STS 18 STD X Pkg

Standard Exhaust

1188103

18 SP X Bare

Spread Port Exhaust

1180000

18 SP X Pkg

Spread Port Exhaust

1181000

STS 18 SP X Bare

Spread Port Exhaust

1188000

STS 18 SP X Pkg

Spread Port Exhaust

1188100

18 SP X Combo

 

9991002

18 STD X Combo

 

9991009

STS 18 STD X Combo

 

9991005

STS 18 SP X Combo

 

9991006

 
 
 
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