jegs brand aluminum head question

dastang2 · Feb 15, 2006

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?lang=-1&catalogId=10002&storeId=10001&categoryId=23051&searchItemId=91327
has anybody ever use these heads.
this says that these heads will work with stock pistons up to .550 lift cams. i am using an f cam. these have 2.02 intake valves.my block has been milled and i now have to use .060" shims on the stock rockers to make it run right. do you think i will have some valve clearance issues on these. if not would these be a better idea than a set of edelbrock performer 5.0 or rpm heads. thanks. all.

TomCat · Feb 15, 2006

Subscribing... wanna know about these heads too. For that price though, I think I might prefer to eddie or TW.

GearHd6 · Feb 15, 2006

The $550.00 price tag is PER head if you werent aware of that.

dastang2 · Feb 15, 2006

aware, that doen't seem bad to me
where are the twisted wedge heads in jegs mag though. i forgot about those.

Andres2882 · Feb 15, 2006

For $1100 a set, wouldn't you be better off just kicking in the extra $150 and getting AFRs?

BadAndy · Feb 15, 2006

for TFS heads look in the summit catalog

dastang2 · Feb 15, 2006

this is why i posted this sort of. i would like to have the afr's but i also have to get some gears too.
i am leaning toward the edlebrocks or going used. what are some heads that i can use stock pushrods with.

midlife89 · Feb 15, 2006

If I could do it over Iwould go with the AFR165s.Ibought the EDDYS,and veryhappy with them,but the afrs flow better and are only 150 more.The only reason I went with the EDDYS was I didn't know the AFRS were availble with pedestal mount rockers and didn't want to rebuy rockers.If you have other mods in mind,do those first and save up for the heads.If you try and cheap out on the heads you'll regret it later.Edelbrock recomended that you change push rods(stock length).If you look at all the money your gona spend push rods aren't that expensive.

Tonys96Cobra · Feb 15, 2006

I wouldnt spend 1100 on those, go 1300 for afr's, 1000 for tw's, or 400 for gt40p's.

352Ford2 · Feb 15, 2006

Tonys89GT said:
I wouldnt spend 1100 on those, go 1300 for afr's, 1000 for tw's, or 400 for gt40p's.

what he said

vikingpower · Feb 15, 2006

Go with TW's. They outpower the AFR's but are a lot cheaper.

89white50 · Feb 15, 2006

what he said

First off the AFR's are 1350$ at the cheapest. Second thier springs are only good up to .550 lift. The jeg's heads seem like a very good deal for 1100 bucks. TW's also come with .550 lift springs, unlkess you get the track heats, which are also 1180$(cheapest price i've seen). I was thinking about them for my 331, but they will not flow enough, and i have not seen flow charts for less than thier advertised .700 lift. for a Budget build 306 i would think they are ideal for the price. You know they will be warrantied b/c it's Jegs, and "works best" with Comp Cams XE274hr, which is a proven cam. Guess we wont see until someone try'es them out. Plus it is an inline valve head, so clearance issues wouldn't be as prominent with most pistons, as it would be with the TW's. IMO you can't beat the TFS high ports performance per dollar...well for my motor combo anyway.

ohj yea and i made this post about a month ago and it got about 5 answers...lol.

dastang2 · Feb 16, 2006

89white50 said:
First off the AFR's are 1350$ at the cheapest. Second thier springs are only good up to .550 lift. The jeg's heads seem like a very good deal for 1100 bucks. TW's also come with .550 lift springs, unlkess you get the track heats, which are also 1180$(cheapest price i've seen). I was thinking about them for my 331, but they will not flow enough, and i have not seen flow charts for less than thier advertised .700 lift. for a Budget build 306 i would think they are ideal for the price. You know they will be warrantied b/c it's Jegs, and "works best" with Comp Cams XE274hr, which is a proven cam. Guess we wont see until someone try'es them out. Plus it is an inline valve head, so clearance issues wouldn't be as prominent with most pistons, as it would be with the TW's. IMO you can't beat the TFS high ports performance per dollar...well for my motor combo anyway.

ohj yea and i made this post about a month ago and it got about 5 answers...lol.

wow i guess i didn't search good enough

Curse · Feb 16, 2006

89white50 said:
unlkess you get the track heats, which are also 1180$(cheapest price i've seen).

http://www.adperformance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68_99_146&products_id=260

If you want the trick flow heads, there is a group buy going on over at the corral.

dastang2 · Feb 16, 2006

found some twisted wedges for 1025.00 new and if i buy wholesale which i may be able to with a friends help i can get them cheaper. but i am lookingat an old magazine so hopefully the prices are the same.

Curse · Feb 16, 2006

dastang2 said:
found some twisted wedges for 1025.00 new and if i buy wholesale which i may be able to with a friends help i can get them cheaper. but i am lookingat an old magazine so hopefully the prices are the same.

Must be an old mag, if you do find them for $1025, let me know where.

dastang2 · Feb 16, 2006

it is exactly one year old from this month

Curse · Feb 16, 2006

JBeezy53 · Feb 16, 2006

So no one has used these? Do they have flow numbers anywhere?

86bluecobra · Feb 19, 2006

i phoned jegs and got then to emaill me the flow numbers. i think my wife deleted them. just phone and talk to em. they claim lots of people buy em and no one has complained about them. i have yet to talk to anyone running them.

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