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Aluminum Heads
I got an offer from E-Bay on a set of speed master heads for $1799.00
and another for a set of edlbrocks for $1766.44 . Both free shipping and both with the CNC 72cc chambers. E-head are ready to Bolton. Speed masters without rocker studs@ guide plates. What do you guy's think of this, Let me know. GT. |
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Edelbrock all the way
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I'm leaning that way because of the price, But I really want to try a set
Of the speed masters too. I sent them a note for a offer, Guess I'll see What happens. GT. |
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This one is a no-brainer, the e-heads. You can always try a set of the Speedmaster heads during their 2020 Black Friday sale...
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Will Rivera '69 Firebird 400/461, 290+ E D-Ports, HR 230/236, 4l80E, 8.5 Rear, 3.55 gears '64 LeMans 400/461, #16 Heads, HR 230/236, TKO600, 9inch Rear, 3.89 gears '69 LeMans Vert, 350, #47 heads: Non-running project |
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Are they both brand new?
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The Edelbrock have been proven over and over again. I have zero complaints with my Edelbrocks
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1967 GTO, 432 (428+.030), 4-bolt mains, factory Nodular crank, scat rods, icon dished pistons, Lunati HR 243/251@.050, .618/.622 lift, Edelbrock 72cc round port heads, 10.5:1, offy 2-4 intake, Edelbrock 650cfm carbs, Super T10 trans (2.64 first), BOP 10 bolt w/ Eaton posi and 3.36 gears |
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Where did you find a pair of Eheads for that price?? I looked on Ebay and did not see them.
Try to contact Randy Repp here on the board and see what he will do on pricing on the Speed Master heads.
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66 GTO Nostalgia Super Stock/Street Legal Car 421 CID, stock block, Wenzler Intake, 2- Carter 750 AFB's, 3.90 Gears, Full Factory Interior, Full Exhaust, Stock Suspension 3750LBS 9.77@136.99 Multiple NSCA/NMCA World Champion 66 GTO 389 3x2, 4 speed, 4.33 gear, Montero Red 33K original Miles 67 GTO 2dr Post, 428, Tri Power, 3.55 Gears 80 Trans Am Black SE Y84 W72 WS6 |
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Last year shortly after the Soeedmaster heads debuted, Edelbrock did a price drop on their heads. They were the older style chambered heads however, not the modern heart shaped combustion chamber head.
That’s probably the thing I’d really verify. If the Edelbrock complete head at that price is the new chamber I’d go that direction. If it’s not, I’d try the speed masters.
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-Jason 1969 Pontiac Firebird |
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I'll post both sets of the heads. GT. |
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Triple Black 1971 GTO Last edited by NeighborsComplaint; 05-20-2020 at 02:17 AM. |
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I have 2 sets of E heads on race engines and 1 set of Speedmaster for a street car project. I hate to say this as I am a made in the USA guy but my Speedmaster castings look a lot better and took very little clean up to get to 300cfm.
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66 GTO Nostalgia Super Stock/Street Legal Car 421 CID, stock block, Wenzler Intake, 2- Carter 750 AFB's, 3.90 Gears, Full Factory Interior, Full Exhaust, Stock Suspension 3750LBS 9.77@136.99 Multiple NSCA/NMCA World Champion 66 GTO 389 3x2, 4 speed, 4.33 gear, Montero Red 33K original Miles 67 GTO 2dr Post, 428, Tri Power, 3.55 Gears 80 Trans Am Black SE Y84 W72 WS6 |
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I've had my eye on the Speedmaster heads since Speedway Motors first started selling them. Unfortunately, the CR on a 455 with 72cc heads is over the edge for pump gas. The other thing that bothered me was the Speedmaster Oldsmobile heads are less in demand (assumed) and sell for nearly half the price of the Pontiac. Just rubs me the wrong way. Cost of manufacture is no different, minimum run size no different, R&D costs are amortized over expected sales (I would expect less sales volume for Olds than Pontiac ... maybe I'm wrong?) and inventory carrying costs are the same … why would the Olds heads be cheaper?
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Its what the market will bear, the manufacture needs the volume enabled by that price point to justify the costs associated with maintaining the product line.
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1969 Judge, 4-speed, CR/Parchment, Quasi-Survivor, #'s match - under restoration |
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The law of supply and demand is actually an economic theory that was popularized by Adam Smith in 1776.
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'70 TA / 505 cid / same engine but revised ( previous best 10.63 at 127.05 ) Old information here: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0712p...tiac-trans-am/ Sponsor of the world's fastest Pontiac powered Ford Fairmont (engine) 5.14 at 140 mph (1/8 mile) , true 10.5 tire, stock type suspension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDoJnIP3HgE |
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Even AMC is much cheaper than Pontiac, I'm fairly certain neither AMC, or Olds out sells Pontiac. The market isn't working in the average Pontiac owners favor.
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Allum-Heads
rpmspeedshopindy for the speedmaster heads and barnettperformance
for the E-Heads. Hope this helps. I missed out on the e-heads guess I waited to long. GT |
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Allum-Heads
I just type in speedmaster heads for Pontiac that's how I got started.
GT. |
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Were the e-heads being advertised as new?
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Will Rivera '69 Firebird 400/461, 290+ E D-Ports, HR 230/236, 4l80E, 8.5 Rear, 3.55 gears '64 LeMans 400/461, #16 Heads, HR 230/236, TKO600, 9inch Rear, 3.89 gears '69 LeMans Vert, 350, #47 heads: Non-running project |
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There is no way AMC is outselling Pontiac unless there’s a lot of Jeep builders making speedsters instead of rock climbers
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468/TKO600 Ford thru bolt equipped 64 Tempest Custom. Custom Nocturne Blue with black interior. |
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