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How good are hipo heads Iam buying a set today for $100 bucks

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65stang289

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I have a set of stock 289 on my car now. The hipo's are going to need to be worked and pretty much the hole 9yards. what is a good way to set these heads up.
 
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let's tear up golfcourses and build race tracks!
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sell them to a restorer "k" code heads are the same ports as stock heads they just have screw in studs. {they suck} look for gt-40 heads or go for after market heads. if you want more than 220-240 rear wheel h.p.
 
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my heads look at sig

They will put you at 260 rwhp with the right combo of parts.

By them selves they are worth 40 hp.
 
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Only valuable for restorations IMO. HIPO 60's heads are LOPO by todays standards. The money spent to make them marginally worthwhile would be better spent on a set of decent late model heads.
 
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Make sure they're geniune Hi-po heads before forking over the cash.Otherwise, you'd be getting a $30 set of heads for $100. Look for the screw in studs AND cast-in valve spring pockets. ONLY the Hi-po heads had the pockets.
 

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I have set that I just have. I was thinking performance but once I started building my 347 I quickly realized I would be wasting money getting them to work like my trickflows..
 
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65racecoupe

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Save your money for aluminum heads if you can afford them.

351W heads or GT 40 heads would be good if you are on a budget.
 
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