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Free Cylinder Heads
Well I started work at a plumbing company for the summer and it turns out they've pulled a smallblock 350 from one of their work trucks and it's basically scrap to them and they're going to let me have the heads for free!
A few concerns:
The motor was a TBI, did head pattern/design change enough to not be bolted up to a normal 4 bolt main 350 chevy?
And does TBI mean it used vortec heads?
The thing is, I don't want to have to put my car out of commission for more than a weekend for a head swap; it's my daily driver to work.
The reason the motor was pulled out was because it ran without oil and the pistons seized up; are these good heads to have rebuilt? Would YOU take them? They're cast irons FYI.
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What year, and where are the studs that hold the valve covers in place, around the perimeter or in the center of the valve cover?
Don
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Thats the thing, I haven't seen them yet, I'll find out sometime soon hopefully.
By the by would you rebuild them if they fit? and would running out of oil hurt the heads?
And if they are vortec's.. they'll probably be better than my perimeter style heads.. right? >_>
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heres what i would do. get the casting numbers off the inside of the heads and on the front of the block .go to mortec.com and find youre numbers,then youll know exactly what you have:D
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Crowbie,
Look at the truck. IF it is a 96 or later, the motor was a Vortec head motor if it was a 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton or won ton. The bigger stuff is uncertain. Like the other guys say, look at the valve cover bolts.....center bolt or perimeter bolt. If it is a Vortec (96 up with center bolts) the heads are worth saving but you should at least have a compentent shop do a wow job on them before installing the things on your vehicle....you dont know where that girl's been so dont take a chance. If it isnt a Vortec motor, are your current heads shot/worthless/ugly? What is the benefit of the swap?
mike in tucson
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well if they're free, then if they aren't vortec heads... sell them on ebay, you can always get $25 for them...... thats like....... a coupla blocks worth of gas :LOL:
