was wondering what the performance difference was between a set of 1970 E heads and a set of F heads both stock on a stock 455? also what is a fair price to pay for a good set of F heads in todays market.

 

I'd say there will be very little difference for you, the only real difference is the size of the valves and without a new camshaft it wouldn't matter much. With F heads coming in over typically over 3k even in this crud market I wouldn't bother unless you have a W30 and someone took them off years ago. I'd port your E heads or get some aluminum heads. Leave the W30 heads for guys with W30s trying to get it back to Matching numbers.

 

At the Olds Nat meet in Reno, I sold a set, for 3K, had lots of interested, think I could of got more, but a lot of the guys interested were from the east coast, so trying to pack and pay shipping, made it a tough on a lot of guys. If you don't have a W30, I would use the E heads they will work great.

 

Careful now, there are 2 versions of E heads. 442's (and maybe toro's) E heads had the 2.07" intake valve. All the others had 2.00" intake valves. I think that F's have more intake port volume?

 

Are you saying that guys who were willing to fork out $3,000 cash were balking at paying an additional $100 for shipping on an item that's very hard to find?
That's just weird.
Sometimes it's hard to figure people out...

- Eric

 

these were at 2k for 3 or 4 days and then in the last hour or so went up a grand, sold for just over 3k - even in this market people are willing to spend - that's a fair price but still a lot for something that adds next to no performance

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...84.m1423.l2649

 

There is only one version of the E head casting. All E castings can be machined for the 2.070" intakes.

 

so port layout/volume is the same on all E heads? also did the 442 E head come with the big valves or are all E heads small valve? thanks

 

Yes

Yes, all 1970 442s got big valves, as did all Toros that year.

 

Eric, what you say makes sence. The big problem, most did not have a car, and I did not know the area, and where UPS or FedEx were, and who was going to package them up to ship. I also was no help as I did not the locations in Reno. At that point, most thought it wasn't worth the extra work, and I could understand their concern. You are correct in that the person who really want and bought lived in Washington, and he figured it out.

 

Weird, Harv.

If I were looking for hard to find parts and willing to shell out big bucks for them, and had flown in to the meet where they were being sold, I think I'd be willing to take a cruise in the rental car to the nearest "Ship-n-Save" shop on my way to the airport and ship 'em home myself.

Just weird.

- Eric