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Projects & Parts => Garage/Tech => Topic started by: Cannaert on January 12, 2012, 07:48:09 PM

Title: Best SBC Cylinder Head.
Post by: Cannaert on January 12, 2012, 07:48:09 PM
OK I got to thinking about this last night when I was doing some reading in few on my SBC Hi-Po books.  I have been told many different things over the past 10 years about what the best Stock head is for us to use but I want to know what some of you guys and gals think is the best OEM SBC cylinder head out there?  

But I went with 882's for my Jeeps motor.
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: betterbeaters on January 12, 2012, 10:23:49 PM
I've used a few differnet sets and never really noticed a difference untill I ran a set for the 80s and they sucked! lol but I cant remember the #s... I also have a buddy running vortecs and says they are the best stock heads he ever ran...
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: Jjay78 on January 12, 2012, 10:56:41 PM
there's a lot of different heads that gm made, and they used the same casting symbols for a lot of different heads, NOT all double hump casting heads are good heads, 882's can be made to perform really good, as can most of the stock heads, but ya really gotta think about weather you wana put money into a 30 or 40 year old pair of heads or in some cases save a lil money and buy new ones....
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: 4x4xdodgeman on January 13, 2012, 12:01:57 AM
it depends what you have to spend. [$$$$ ] and what you are looking doing with the motor. when you are talking about sbc why would want to use something that is 30-60 years old. {tech whys}  when after market are  so cheap. when start put the parts and the cost of machining of stock heads.
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: ROCK on January 13, 2012, 12:13:10 AM
906 vortecs  ==np
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Post by: 7d9_z28 on January 13, 2012, 01:15:02 AM
Quote from: ROCK on January 13, 2012, 12:13:10 AM
906 vortecs  ==np
Amen. Best flowing stock gm heads. AND you can pic them up CHEAP!
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: J.C. on January 13, 2012, 01:17:05 AM
I know of a set for $125 off a running motor.
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: Bowtie972 on January 13, 2012, 03:09:49 AM
For OEM heads, Vortec.
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinfer Head.
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on January 13, 2012, 05:42:47 AM
Vortec...I miss mine
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinder Head.
Post by: mudstud on January 15, 2012, 04:35:22 PM
You need to look at the big picture, cam , rpm desired compression ratio then look at the stall converter or stick shift at that point you pick the heads you want  so many people wonder why there motor runs like crap its because the combination is no good
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinder Head.
Post by: marshall on January 15, 2012, 05:32:23 PM
all stock heads suck ==np
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Post by: MR NASTY on January 21, 2012, 12:50:31 AM
Quote from: marshall on January 15, 2012, 05:32:23 PM
all stock heads suck ==np
Title: Re: Best SBC Cylinder Head.
Post by: old school truck dude on January 31, 2012, 02:10:36 AM
041 knuckle port are pretty good heads.. They got 2.02 intakes 1.60 exhaust and small chambers and a little trickery to them, came on certain select muscle car motors.. ;D