How do I tell if heads are NPI or PI?

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Old 01-31-2010, 09:50 PM
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How do I tell if heads are NPI or PI?

I have a set of 99's that I think are PI but want to make sure, how do I tell?

I have been looking all over and can't find any info on the visual difference between them.

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EDIT: They are off of a 4.6
 
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Assuming the heads are off, look at the pic in the upper right corner of the head for "PI". The red arrow was for the oil plug.

 
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Old 02-01-2010, 11:50 AM
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Thank you, rep sent.

So if it says nothing in that corner than it is the older NPI?
 
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non-pi heads have a ridge in the combustion chamber.
 
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Ok, now I will know what I am looking at when I pull them. Thanks.
 
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These are off a 5.4, but I think they are the same heads. There's a couple places where it says PI, the only one you might see with the engine in the truck is near the exhaust ports:



the intake ports on a non-pi head are pretty round:



on a power improved head they're more rectangular:
 
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I found today that some PI heads are not marked.
The best way to tell is by looking at the shape of the intake port.
 
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