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OJ1988 · 08-20-2009, 07:32 PM

10-15 years ago, they were decent budget heads.

I remember one of the mags did a factory head article, at trhe time they called 882's the best of the worst.

By the time you spend money on reconditioning, porting or whatever, you will have spent as much as a new set of vortecs, and have heads with about half the power potential.

And to the guy about milling, sounds like someone stuck it too you. All the machine work in the world on heads should not have cost you that much, and milling is not going to make them flow any better, it will only give you a slight, slight boost in compression.

Thats another thing you need to consider, those heads have a 76 cc chamber, you are not going to get much compression unless you have a good flat top or dome piston,

the vortecs, or most aftermarkets will have a 64cc chamber, which is going to be much more efficent and give you more compression.

08-20-2009, 07:32 PM	#9
OJ1988 Just a car guy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 991	Re: 882 casting heads... 10-15 years ago, they were decent budget heads. I remember one of the mags did a factory head article, at trhe time they called 882's the best of the worst. By the time you spend money on reconditioning, porting or whatever, you will have spent as much as a new set of vortecs, and have heads with about half the power potential. And to the guy about milling, sounds like someone stuck it too you. All the machine work in the world on heads should not have cost you that much, and milling is not going to make them flow any better, it will only give you a slight, slight boost in compression. Thats another thing you need to consider, those heads have a 76 cc chamber, you are not going to get much compression unless you have a good flat top or dome piston, the vortecs, or most aftermarkets will have a 64cc chamber, which is going to be much more efficent and give you more compression. __________________ 1955 belair Blown Pro Street cruiser 1971 Camaro Pro Touring 1973 Vega Drag Car 1970 C20 tow rig Last edited by OJ1988; 08-20-2009 at 07:34 PM.