Question about F heads

TTA1181 · 02-13-2008, 09:39 PM

There's a set of W-30 F heads on Ebay. I thought one way to identify them was that the center exhaust port divider came out flush to the head surface. In the picture, in the listing, it looks like the divider is recessed. Is this something that changed in production, the way some some of the W-30 intakes are cast Oldsmobile 455, and others are cast Olds 455?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...QQcmdZViewItem

2blu442 · 02-14-2008, 06:03 AM

I didn't think any of the factory heads had a flush mount center divider port. There is the large F cast into the head, but to make sure someone didn't take a die grinder to a E head and make an F you can check the numbers cast into it. Above the center exhast ports near the valve cover will be 404 and 438. The 1970 W30 heads are the only ones that will have this number cast into it. John

02-13-2008, 09:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
TTA1181 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 2	Question about F heads There's a set of W-30 F heads on Ebay. I thought one way to identify them was that the center exhaust port divider came out flush to the head surface. In the picture, in the listing, it looks like the divider is recessed. Is this something that changed in production, the way some some of the W-30 intakes are cast Oldsmobile 455, and others are cast Olds 455? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...QQcmdZViewItem

02-14-2008, 06:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
2blu442 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 806	F Heads I didn't think any of the factory heads had a flush mount center divider port. There is the large F cast into the head, but to make sure someone didn't take a die grinder to a E head and make an F you can check the numbers cast into it. Above the center exhast ports near the valve cover will be 404 and 438. The 1970 W30 heads are the only ones that will have this number cast into it. John __________________ 1964 Cutlass Factory 4spd 1965 442 4spd 1967 442 Auto 1967 Cutlass Convertible 1968 442 Auto 1969 442 W30 Auto 1970 442 4spd 1971 Cutlass Flat Top Wagon 1973 Che*vy 3/4 Ton 454/TH400 Tow Vehicle Only the tow vehicle is finished!

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