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| They are readily available. |
| By Dave Shoe - 06/26/2003 11:29:28 PM; IP 216.243.176.34 |
They can readily be found for O.K. prices, but you've got to be careful because some folk are trying to push junk.
Edelbrock heads have helped stabilize and reduce the cost of CJ heads. This is good.
A bare set without cracks and with O.K. valve seat wear that won't excessively shroud valve flow can be had for roughly $500.00 needing rebuild. Non-rebuilt heads with valves can be picked up for $600.00. Properly rebuilt heads go for $800.00-up, but this is also where you have to be careful when buying from a fast-talking stranger with loud credentials that sound good, as cheap new valves can cover up a lot of bad history that you won't learn about until you start the engine or fully inspect the heads.
You might try the www.fomoco.com classifieds (I'm not sure how to get there with the new website format), or you might try any of several other sites that specialize in the FE.
Ebay is a scary place to look (many scams are running amidst many fine auctions), but you can get an idea on pricing and availability by searching auctions. Beware that excessively high-priced auctions of CJ heads might be artificially bid scams looking for a sucker. If you do your homework and are patient, ebay can offer good results.
The heads are definitely out there. An alternate head of equivalent performance would be the C6AE-R head found in pairs randomly on about a third of any 1966-67 FE car or pickup. You've just got to dress the C6AE-R heads for CJ sized valves and drill the Thermactor bosses if you want to go that far. These remain available for $125.00-$225.00 a set, though they must also be drilled for the CJ exhaust pattern (the bosses are there, but don't drill too deep).
Note that CJ heads also appear to be cast for regular FE valves and throat dressed for CJ sized valves.
JMO,
Shoe. |
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