what do F heads look like

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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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what do F heads look like

can any body tell me wher to find real 1970 F heads and not Fake ones those scratched off e to look like f
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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In addition to the large letter there's a casting number specific to the heads. Above the center exhaust port, near the valve cover, on both sides of the head bolt are the numbers. For the E it would be 403 686 Then for the F it would be 404 438 Those numbers cannot be faked. John
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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Excellent explanation John. Welcome to CO Troya.
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 2blu442
In addition to the large letter there's a casting number specific to the heads. Above the center exhaust port, near the valve cover, on both sides of the head bolt are the numbers. For the E it would be 403 686 Then for the F it would be 404 438 Those numbers cannot be faked. John
Be aware that the casting numbers are raised. I saw a set of alleged F heads yesterday where the casting number had been machined off and the 404438 numbers hand stamped instead. My BS detector was going off big time.
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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F heads

yes and werent those heads stapmedwith w_30 on them and they also had 2 raised ribs on the end of the head and those are the marks im not finding on these heads that i have seen those f heads are impossible to find well on this earth any way
Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Be aware that the casting numbers are raised. I saw a set of alleged F heads yesterday where the casting number had been machined off and the 404438 numbers hand stamped instead. My BS detector was going off big time.
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Do you have a 1970 W30 car? If you watch ebay and the Oldsmobile sites the D and F heads come up a few times a year. I think the H heads are more like one set every few years. Expect to pay $3,000-4000 for a set though so unless you've got the correct car needing those heads it probably isn't worth spending that kind of money. Other heads could be made to flow better for much less. My 2 cents. John
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