Ok Guys...

My Cousin was just over to my house and looked at some of the Junk I have down stairs for my secret build..there not supposed to know!!

I have a couple of uncle's and 2 cousins with stock Vette's

Anyway!! He wants to build a 390 for his 67 Fairlane now..it doesnt have a tranny in it..and he does have a 69 390 short block to rebuild!

Thanks to All... and kurt..I wont ask you to run #s??? Yet! LOL! -Russ

 

C8OE, 428 CJ heads. Hard to find need hardened seats installed. Best iron head to port.
C8AE or D2TE C8AE need hardened seats installed D2TE already has them.
I have heard that the EDEl heads where based on the C8AE's. Just a rumor though.
Some of the guru's will correct me if I made any errors.

 

I'd look for something early, like C1AE - C4AE. They should flow good, and porting them should make them flow better. DSC has 'em for $180 apiece.

 

The early heads have large ports that don't match the newer intakes. The Edelbrock Perf RPM has 1.94" tall runners where the early heads have 2.34" tall ports.

 

Sounds like he will have to do some grinding. Really, that's probably why they're only $180 apiece. Somewhere there must be an intake to match 'em, but where I dont know. I'll do some looking and maybe get back. With the money saved on the heads, you could buy one heck of an intake.

 

i used C4AE-G heads to port and i used the matching C4AE 4v intake manifold and touched the ports up on that to. tommorow the 390 go ins and gets fired up friday, so ill know how good of a job i did on them.

 

this guy at a machine shop once told me that FE heads were no good for porting he said it wouldnt give it much more power is that true?

 

hes full of it, you can port FE heads to edelbrock specs, if you spent the time on them, without porting my heads i wouldnt be anywhere near 375hp, DD2K says only 405hp with the edel heads on my setup, and without porting my stock heads only around 340hp, so that gives you an idea of what porting FE heads can do.

 

yeah i figured he was a yahooligan.

 

i dont think theres a head out there that if you port and polish it thats its not going to help, thats commom sense, bigger ports means better air flow, im sure if you didnt know what you were doing you could screw them up, but whoever that mechanic is id stay away from him cuz it sounds like he knows as much about FE's as a 2 year old.

 

So from what I take..So far..Is the C80E is the best cast head to port IF you can find them?

Followed by the D2TE and the C8AE- Ok I'll pass this info on to my cousin..and let him start his search!! Thanks Guys-Russ

 

yep id look for some of them.

 

Ahhh..What a ****ing day!!

I was on the network at lunch time..and ran across a set of heads and dam..he wanted 1/2 as much for a set of D2Ts...rebuildable as I payed for my Edels..

Do these guys think there setting on GOLD!! LOL!!-Russ

Going over tomarrow to look at another "quote unquote" 428 block? Hmmm?

I will admit ..Im green when it comes to the FE's..Theres alot I have to learn..

But some of these guys that Claim there FE Builders..Cant find there A$$ with both hands!! -Russ

 

"Well I built a Chevy 350 before, how hard could it be?" -anonymous engine builder

Where are you looking for those heads russ? There's a guy up by me (junkyard) that's got a set of D2TE-AA's just sitting in the back of a junked out bus. Loose, ready to go. I doubt he'd want much of anything for 'em. I doubt if he'd even take $20 for both of 'em. If you want the name and location of the guy, I can e-mail anyone that requests.

 

LOL!!! Kurt...

Here in the South ...I live out in the woods...back country now...If I was back in Cal... where I spent 38 years ..I could find things and had connections..

But sure..Shoot me what you can..and I will follow up on it...Thanks-Russ