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| RE: which are the better heads |
| By Mike McQuesten - 10/24/2002 12:29:28 PM; IP 63.191.224.35 |
I'm not positive on the exact procedure for searching a specific item here but I will tell you that back on, 4/26/02, Shoe provided a very detailed explanation(as he has done many times) of the unique features of FE heads. He very specifially mentions that the C6AE-U casting is in the same low-exit exhaust port design with the D2TE.
You mention a C6AE-4? You must mean a C6AE-R. That's the better head in my opinion. They're easy to build into "CJ" style heads and as has been mentioned will slightly out flow CJ heads when built.
Interesting note here on C6AE-U heads. John Saxon just found a set in a bone yard with GT exhaust manifolds still attached. Casting dates on the heads were late '66, like March on one and July on the other. Also one of the manifolds had a C7OE casting #; the other a C6OE casting. We speculate that these were originally installed on a early '67 GT 390 engine.
Anyway Curt, I think you should swap/sell the D2/C6-U heads and find a reasonably easy to find set of C6-R heads for your '66 Fairlane. Your Fairlane would look stock under the hood with a sneaker CJ under those heads. Great way to humble a snooty '66 SS 396 guy. |
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