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Longhorn Man · 12-14-2003, 04:53 PM

882s are fine. The cracking issue is WAY over stated. Not to mention there is a light weight casting, and a heavy weight castin.
These heads are one of the better heads that are still commonly found.
I hade mine up to about 260 degrees when I tossed a fan belt a couple years ago, compression test showed all to be fine, so I'll asume no damage...esp when you consider it was over 2 years in the past.
Big Orange, you should be able to find a set in a local wrecking yard, one of the most common castings out of the entire decade of the 70's.

12-14-2003, 04:53 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	882s are fine. The cracking issue is WAY over stated. Not to mention there is a light weight casting, and a heavy weight castin. These heads are one of the better heads that are still commonly found. I hade mine up to about 260 degrees when I tossed a fan belt a couple years ago, compression test showed all to be fine, so I'll asume no damage...esp when you consider it was over 2 years in the past. Big Orange, you should be able to find a set in a local wrecking yard, one of the most common castings out of the entire decade of the 70's.