Re: Aluminum Caribbean Intakes

Posted by Jack Vines On 2008/1/1 15:36:27

Greetings, Eric,

FWIW, I'd pay $2k for a set of alumium heads in a minute, after I'd seen several sets run for five years or so. The aluminum SBC and SBF heads we take for granted today were nothing but problems when they first were produced. It took many years of pattern refinement, CNC programming and just plain development work to make them the success they are today.

Lionel Stone has had aluminum heads for the Studebaker V8 for sale for $2200 for several years. They have been through at least three iterations to correct problems and are still not taking the much larger Studebaker market by storm.

Looking at it another way, the list of wants starts with a modern camshaft, roller rockers, aluminum intake, front balance damper, pistons and the rest. After we have proven the suspect Packard main bearing webs can take some serious horsepower, then let's talk aluminum heads.

thnx, jack vines