BBK Headers + GT40P Heads
Thread Starter
|
5th Wheeling
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 45
Likes: 3
From: Oklahoma City
BBK Headers + GT40P Heads
All
well, kind of my second choice (iron heads) for my 84 F150 XL (302W) - I went to the local Pick Your Part today where I knew they had a 99 Explorer and yanked the heads off. I verified the GT40P casting marks and set them aside in the shop for inspection. Later.
My question : BBK makes shorty and long tube headers that are designed to not melt spark plug wires. Does anyone know the part numbers for those?
thanks
well, kind of my second choice (iron heads) for my 84 F150 XL (302W) - I went to the local Pick Your Part today where I knew they had a 99 Explorer and yanked the heads off. I verified the GT40P casting marks and set them aside in the shop for inspection. Later.
My question : BBK makes shorty and long tube headers that are designed to not melt spark plug wires. Does anyone know the part numbers for those?
thanks
Moderator
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 56,983
Likes: 2,736
From: Virginia
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,844
Likes: 129
From: Atlantic Canada
All
well, kind of my second choice (iron heads) for my 84 F150 XL (302W) - I went to the local Pick Your Part today where I knew they had a 99 Explorer and yanked the heads off. I verified the GT40P casting marks and set them aside in the shop for inspection. Later.
My question : BBK makes shorty and long tube headers that are designed to not melt spark plug wires. Does anyone know the part numbers for those?
thanks
well, kind of my second choice (iron heads) for my 84 F150 XL (302W) - I went to the local Pick Your Part today where I knew they had a 99 Explorer and yanked the heads off. I verified the GT40P casting marks and set them aside in the shop for inspection. Later.
My question : BBK makes shorty and long tube headers that are designed to not melt spark plug wires. Does anyone know the part numbers for those?
thanks
The GT40 and GT40P head swaps were a big deal one time...even getting the stock E7TE heads ported was a big deal, but as the price of aftermarket aluminum heads came down, it rendered all the iron head swaps more or less obsolete. I still did it myself, but as I said with the GT40 heads, not the P version.
Have a look in that thread Franklin linked to above...good stuff in there. That guy seems to have found a set of headers that fit the heads OK, but I don't know how well they fit the truck in the end. They look like Foxbody headers, and while some guys do make them work in the trucks, a lot of guys have complained about them also. I don't think they'll work at all if you have a manual linkage clutch, but they might be OK with other transmissions.
Thread Starter
|
5th Wheeling
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 45
Likes: 3
From: Oklahoma City
Update
Yes. The linked post about the guy using those 9303 headers is interesting.
it’s nice to have a set of GT40 heads to play around with but you’re right - by the time you have the heads soaked and deep cleaned, valves and seats refurbished, valve guides replaced, valve springs replaced. What about lifters, push rods and rockers? When all is said and done. I’ll wind up with a lot of money invested in what? Iron heads.
It might be smarter to just buy a set of fully assembled aluminum heads
it’s nice to have a set of GT40 heads to play around with but you’re right - by the time you have the heads soaked and deep cleaned, valves and seats refurbished, valve guides replaced, valve springs replaced. What about lifters, push rods and rockers? When all is said and done. I’ll wind up with a lot of money invested in what? Iron heads.
It might be smarter to just buy a set of fully assembled aluminum heads
Moderator
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 56,983
Likes: 2,736
From: Virginia
Yes. The linked post about the guy using those 9303 headers is interesting.
it’s nice to have a set of GT40 heads to play around with but you’re right - by the time you have the heads soaked and deep cleaned, valves and seats refurbished, valve guides replaced, valve springs replaced. What about lifters, push rods and rockers? When all is said and done. I’ll wind up with a lot of money invested in what? Iron heads.
It might be smarter to just buy a set of fully assembled aluminum heads
it’s nice to have a set of GT40 heads to play around with but you’re right - by the time you have the heads soaked and deep cleaned, valves and seats refurbished, valve guides replaced, valve springs replaced. What about lifters, push rods and rockers? When all is said and done. I’ll wind up with a lot of money invested in what? Iron heads.
It might be smarter to just buy a set of fully assembled aluminum heads
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Gorebs9589
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
7
Aug 1, 2022 04:34 PM
Encho
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
4
Aug 20, 2014 02:05 PM
big_ford_rednek
Small Block V8 (221, 260, 289, 5.0/302, 5.8/351W)
10
Nov 4, 2009 07:15 AM
braves10
Small Block V8 (221, 260, 289, 5.0/302, 5.8/351W)
1
Nov 21, 2002 04:58 PM
