{"id":72854,"date":"2020-05-29T08:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=72854"},"modified":"2020-05-29T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:17:50","slug":"head-games-inside-the-brodix-bb-3-xtra-lineup-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/head-games-inside-the-brodix-bb-3-xtra-lineup-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Games: Inside The Brodix BB-3 XTRA Lineup Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brodix<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been following this series, you\u2019ll know we\u2019ve been taking a detailed look at Brodix BB3 XTRA cylinder heads<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Need to catch up?<\/p>\n

Head Games: Inside The Brodix BB-3 XTRA Lineup Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n

Head Games: Inside The Brodix BB-3 XTRA Lineup Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

We looked at intake and exhaust port layout and flow, valve dimensions, rocker arm, stud girdle, and guide plate compatibility, the need for a raised rocker rail and more. But before we go any further, we should take a short look at Brodix\u2019 casting operations. As we mentioned previously, there\u2019s much more technology here than first meets the eye.<\/p>\n

When Brodix started it was a jobbing foundry that manufactured all types of quality aluminum castings. According to Brodix: \u201cVery high strength alloys were the specialty of Francis Dix, the \u201cDix\u201d in Brodix. His family had a long history in the foundry industry. Along came J.V. Brotherton the \u201cBro\u201d in Brodix and married Paula, the daughter of Francis and Dorothy Dix. J.V.\u2019s hobby was racing automobiles.
\n\u201cJ.V. had a fascination with cylinder heads that ultimately led to the production of an aluminum Hemi head in 1971. Mopar reintroduced their aluminum Hemi head in 1972 and gave them to their racers. Needless to say, this was not a good thing for aftermarket Hemi sales. Regrouping, a small block Chevy head was made in 1973 and the rest has been history. The ability to make close tolerance, high strength castings has been the benchmark of Brodix.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roughly 55 years ago, the operation consisted of an old Induma mill, a Russian roughing mill, and an old radial drill. Today, the place bristles with dozens of CNC machining center and a number of other pieces of CNC equipment. The operation has a state-of-the art, in-house house dyno, a wet flow bench and of course, they still have their own foundry (as most know, not all cylinder head manufacturers perform their own casting).<\/p>\n

With that in mind, Brodix has a couple of videos (sans commentary) you\u2019ll probably find rather interesting. The first shows how they cast a big block Chevy cylinder head in their foundry:<\/p>\n