Heads
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
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From: Columbia Missouri
PM me your zip code and I will see if I can help you find a set of heads close to you.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 671
Likes: 0
From: McCook Nebraska
Right now on NastyZ28.com there is a pair in the swap meet section with about 2000 miles on them.
Dart Iron Eagles
200cc/72cc
Drilled for steam holes
2.05/1.60
Guideplates and screw in studs............$500 and shipping
If interested I can help you get those, I am a member of the site, but have nothing to do with the heads.
greg
Dart Iron Eagles
200cc/72cc
Drilled for steam holes
2.05/1.60
Guideplates and screw in studs............$500 and shipping
If interested I can help you get those, I am a member of the site, but have nothing to do with the heads.
greg
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,404
Likes: 1
From: Ansonia/NYC CT
The Edelbrock performer cam sucks, and I wouldn't be too concerned about needing aluminum heads. Man, I haven't hear the words Crane Fireball for about 20 years!
I take it the Performer intake is a non Vortec intake. Look at Summit's house brand 67cc non Vortec cast iron heads if you are on a budget, $585 and you won't need to spend another $250-$300 on new heads to have them refurbished like you will with used heads.
You don't want to get crazy with a cam that will be too big for this little motor. The GM "151" cam would be a nice little cam or the Sum K-1103 DB mentioned would be fine as well.
Good Luck,
Scott
I take it the Performer intake is a non Vortec intake. Look at Summit's house brand 67cc non Vortec cast iron heads if you are on a budget, $585 and you won't need to spend another $250-$300 on new heads to have them refurbished like you will with used heads.
You don't want to get crazy with a cam that will be too big for this little motor. The GM "151" cam would be a nice little cam or the Sum K-1103 DB mentioned would be fine as well.
Good Luck,
Scott
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,739
Likes: 630
From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina
USA 50 states only.
Have 4 sale a VERY nice pr of L98/ZZ4 heads that need NOTHING but a new home. If SERIOUS ... SERIOUS ... email (NOT pm) email thru this forum.
add:
stock L48 w/ZZ4 heads, w/ GM 10105117 gasket, piston volume corrected for chamfer & land ... scr ~ 9.67:1
Have 4 sale a VERY nice pr of L98/ZZ4 heads that need NOTHING but a new home. If SERIOUS ... SERIOUS ... email (NOT pm) email thru this forum.
add:
stock L48 w/ZZ4 heads, w/ GM 10105117 gasket, piston volume corrected for chamfer & land ... scr ~ 9.67:1
Last edited by jackson; Feb 29, 2008 at 12:59 PM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,720
Likes: 12
From: Chattanooga TN
I'm a huge fan of the Vortec head and intake swap.
The heads can be had cheap from a salvage yard, and a machine shop would only need a few hundred for the minor work you'd want to do. Then a cam and lifter combo from Summit for less than $100, a Vortec manifold for a little over $100, and assuming you don't need or care about the EGR, you'd have about 9.5:1 and around 300 HP at the wheels.
There are some other minor details, but you can effectively do the Vortec swap for around $1000.
The heads can be had cheap from a salvage yard, and a machine shop would only need a few hundred for the minor work you'd want to do. Then a cam and lifter combo from Summit for less than $100, a Vortec manifold for a little over $100, and assuming you don't need or care about the EGR, you'd have about 9.5:1 and around 300 HP at the wheels.
There are some other minor details, but you can effectively do the Vortec swap for around $1000.
Even if you can find good early heads they will cost more by the time you get a valve job and probably don't have hardened seats, which will cost even more. I had a set of heads done for a customer 68 327 Camaro resto about 5 years ago and had over $600 in his heads with a set of guides and hardened seats, new springs, 8 or so valves. If you can find a deal the L98 heads are an OK option, but they don't flow like Vortecs.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 992
Likes: 56
From: Baldwinsville, NY
With all the US built stuff, iron heads or alum. SD has the Vortec's for 600 a pair and Edlelbrock, Iron, Trick and alike, you would think we would buy US.
Although my family has been buying Italian Bread for two generations, dose that count as buying off-shore?
Mike Panebianco.
Although my family has been buying Italian Bread for two generations, dose that count as buying off-shore?
Mike Panebianco.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
Likes: 15
From: Columbia Missouri
I have used more than a few Professional Product intake manifolds, for both GM and Mopar. They are actually very well made, seemingly very good quality aluminum, and the casting is great. Inside the runners are not all rough and edgy, and they offer features like dual bolt patterns for old and new engines so the same intake will work on two different styles of intake bolt patterns. Not to mention multiple carb bolt patterns. I saved a lot of money by buying them, and I have been very happy with them.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 549
Likes: 5
From: punta gorda florida
parts
I would look at elgin cams good grinds and a set of patriot heads 795.00 for the freedom ck out a patriot.com at leasr they were the last time I looked at the site and there made in the USA
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 2,010
Likes: 3
From: Moon Twp. PA USA
Well, when an individual doesn't have a real job, and doesn't give a crap about the future of this country, then I guess it makes sense to buy Chinese crap, rather than the Original Edelbrock stuff it was pirated from. Edelbrock might be $20 or $50 more expensive, and that would cut into fast food and bar purchases.
I did not mention any names, so will I be banned for this post??
No one answered my previous post
""Cyclone"
52006
On EBay
Chinese Crap.
Would it bankrupt you people to but American??
I did not mention any names, so will I be banned for this post??
No one answered my previous post
""Cyclone"
52006
On EBay
Chinese Crap.
Would it bankrupt you people to but American??
Last edited by glen242; Mar 3, 2008 at 04:01 PM.
