SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads...

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 11-12-2023, 11:53 PM

Hello Gentlemen… Who would be the "go to" guy for preparing a set of Legal SS/CS Chevrolet Small Block Cylinder Heads and Intake? Does anybody have anything sitting on a shelf, new or used possibly for sale? Seeking information or components for a friend. Thank you… Maurice.

SSDiv6 · 11-13-2023, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Hello Gentlemen… Who would be the "go to" guy for preparing a set of Legal SS/CS Chevrolet Small Block Cylinder Heads and Intake? Does anybody have anything sitting on a shelf, new or used possibly for sale? Seeking information or components for a friend. Thank you… Maurice.

Reach out to Randy or Michael Mans.

Jim Hawkins · 11-13-2023, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Hello Gentlemen… Who would be the "go to" guy for preparing a set of Legal SS/CS Chevrolet Small Block Cylinder Heads and Intake? Does anybody have anything sitting on a shelf, new or used possibly for sale? Seeking information or components for a friend. Thank you… Maurice.

PM sent.

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 11-13-2023, 11:11 AM

Thank you for your response Jim. MB

Glenn Briglio · 11-13-2023, 03:52 PM

Pm on it's way

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 11-13-2023, 04:06 PM

Got it Glenn. Thank you…MB.

Mike Mans · 11-13-2023, 04:49 PM

The hardest part it seems right now is the shortage of castings. We ran the Bowtie Vortec castings for all of the years and they were so prone to cracking that it was a big issue. The later Dart iron heads that were approved were MUCH more reliable, but are no longer available from what I've heard.

If you wanted to start from scratch and can get some Bowtie Vortec heads, Gary Hettler did fantastic work for us.

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 11-13-2023, 09:23 PM

Mike… Thank you for your response and information. MB

Henrys Toy · 11-14-2023, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Mans

The hardest part it seems right now is the shortage of castings. We ran the Bowtie Vortec castings for all of the years and they were so prone to cracking that it was a big issue. The later Dart iron heads that were approved were MUCH more reliable, but are no longer available from what I've heard.

If you wanted to start from scratch and can get some Bowtie Vortec heads, Gary Hettler did fantastic work for us.

Good morning to all,
The Vortec castings were good but were very crack prone. Had tried to help with coatings but to no avail. The Dart castings worked very well and didn't crack, availability is a problem. Maybe there's another casting that can be used, but not sure at this time. Once Iron starts to crack, it doesn't stop.

Respectfully,

Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA
B&B Auto Machine

Ralph A Powell · 11-14-2023, 08:57 PM

Chevy never learned how to cast iron heads that didn’t crack. When I was a Batten Heads in early 80’s we had a couple NASCAR TEAM’s using the 292 heads we shipped them heads weakly. When the first BowTie head came out they could run a set more than one race. We won the first CUP RACE withe Bow tie heads that was Race Hill Farms with Ron Bouchard.

11-12-2023, 11:53 PM	#1
MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 551 Likes: 269 Liked 228 Times in 78 Posts	SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Hello Gentlemen… Who would be the "go to" guy for preparing a set of Legal SS/CS Chevrolet Small Block Cylinder Heads and Intake? Does anybody have anything sitting on a shelf, new or used possibly for sale? Seeking information or components for a friend. Thank you… Maurice.

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MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 551 Likes: 269 Liked 228 Times in 78 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Thank you for your response Jim. MB

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Glenn Briglio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Massapequa Park,NY Posts: 1,206 Likes: 1,728 Liked 822 Times in 264 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Pm on it's way __________________ 1989 Camaro Iroc-Z I/SA B&B Auto Machine Shop.

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MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 551 Likes: 269 Liked 228 Times in 78 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Got it Glenn. Thank you…MB.

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Mike Mans Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 177 Likes: 21 Liked 297 Times in 48 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... The hardest part it seems right now is the shortage of castings. We ran the Bowtie Vortec castings for all of the years and they were so prone to cracking that it was a big issue. The later Dart iron heads that were approved were MUCH more reliable, but are no longer available from what I've heard. If you wanted to start from scratch and can get some Bowtie Vortec heads, Gary Hettler did fantastic work for us.

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MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 551 Likes: 269 Liked 228 Times in 78 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Mike… Thank you for your response and information. MB

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Ralph A Powell Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Bay City Texas Posts: 357 Likes: 1 Liked 202 Times in 123 Posts	Re: SS/CS Chevrolet Cylinder Heads... Chevy never learned how to cast iron heads that didn’t crack. When I was a Batten Heads in early 80’s we had a couple NASCAR TEAM’s using the 292 heads we shipped them heads weakly. When the first BowTie head came out they could run a set more than one race. We won the first CUP RACE withe Bow tie heads that was Race Hill Farms with Ron Bouchard.