[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by b-man

The point I’m trying to make is they don’t look like a copy of a RAII or RAIV head.

An aluminum or cast iron copy of these is what everyone has been saying they wanted and the general shape isn’t really all that close to what the originals look like.

For those who might have been in the market because they wanted heads that looked pretty close to factory heads these aren’t that.

We’re not talking about the 99 percent who are uninformed or really don’t know what they’re looking at. That same 99 percent of Pontiac guys wouldn’t buy $3000 heads no matter what they looked like.

It’s the picky people who know everything about them who want something that actually resembles the real deal and again they just don’t resemble the real ones close enough at least in my mind.

Throwing some casting numbers on a generic looking round port head without sweating the details a bit more might be a mistake because the guys who might have thought to buy these instead of KRE or E-heads won’t bite purely because the outward appearance isn’t close enough.

I do have some idea of what’s involved and it’s no mean feat. Coming up with the correct looking molds for the different year heads I’m sure would be cost prohibitive.

With that said I’m sure he’ll sell plenty of them at least at first, how long they’ll stay in production is anyone’s guess. The heads being sold by the competition have been going fairly strong for quite a number of years now, hopefully it works out the same for these.

I agree..... I've seen many reproduction parts that look similar but are very different. Once you know the difference, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

One example the 70-74 TA steering wheels. They're not the same as original. Folks have done all kinds of work to make them look correct but at the end of the day you end up with a more correct looking not correct part.

I don't think the pricing on these aluminum heads is going to be much different than finding the cheaper iron round port heads and having them re-worked. At least to me, I'd rather spend an extra $500-$1000 and have the real deal.... JMHO

I should add if these heads fly off the shelf, Speed master will copy them and take all the customers on their Black Friday sale.