Thread: heads for a 350

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im looking for a pair of cylinder heads for a 350, what are the best ones for the cheapest price? new or rebuilt, it doesnt mater, i dont want to fork out too much cuz im a tight budget for now, so any suggestions will help alot.

it will all depend on what else is inside the motor, type of pistons etc....camshaft......i personally like old iron heads from the early 70's....1971 LT1 330hp heads with number 487 are pretty good heads, they came with hardened exhaust valve seats. Intake is 1.94" and exhaust is 1.6" . these are fairly reasonably priced. Anytime yu get into heads that have the "x" behind the casting number you will pay a fair bit of money because of the 2.02 large intake valves. I would stay away from the 882 late model heads due to the thin walled casting.....if you want a slightly smaller intake valve go with the "416" casting heads...the intakes are 1.84" with 1.5" exhaust...and have a 58cc cumbustion chamber. This head will increase your compression ratio slightly but for a mild engine this head would work well, might want to do a gasket match on both intake and exhaust ports to aid in the flow. good luck.

pick up a chevy hi performance mag. In the back there are some deals on SBC heads. I myself received some 350 heads for free and was going to rebuild them. But then I found out that rebuilding them to be nice flowing heads would costed as much as a brand new set of heads! Check out the Vortec heads, there about $500 for a pair. the only thing is you have to get a intake that supports the vortec design. And also, in the CHP mag, there are some for as low as $350 a pair, but I don't know anything about the company. Good luck!

Alright, thanks for your help!

Try oyur local junkyard or try ebay.

yeah that was my next bet, i wanna go to the local junk yards to see what i can find.

i have a set of 350 heads if your interested

hahaa nah i dont need em any more, things have come up and i cant right now, but thanks anyway.