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67cst · 12-04-2002, 01:36 AM

okay ive heard the term camel HUMP heads and camel BUMP heads...which one is the proper term?

Thanks

Derek

jeffbo · 12-04-2002, 01:38 AM

I'm pretty sure it is camel hump, for logical reasons. That is all I've ever heard them called. Just my 2 cents

67cst · 12-04-2002, 01:42 AM

thanks, any other input?

Longhorn Man · 12-04-2002, 01:46 AM

yeah...hump.
It comes from the I.D> cast in the end of the head...it is 2 humps, like a camel's back.

rusty ol' 69' · 12-04-2002, 01:56 AM

The hump is when the camel feels like giving his lady a good time, and the bump is when he just feels like a quickie!
Sorry couldn't resist. I know bad joke!
:p

67cst · 12-04-2002, 01:57 AM

so hump it is...cool, thanks guys

bigjimzlll · 12-04-2002, 02:09 AM

yea..camel hump..I like fuellie..but I generally just use the last 3 didgits of the casting number(kinda makes you sound like you know whats going on)

72step · 12-04-2002, 11:40 AM

Can anyone post any pics of the actual heads? I have a 327 with heads out of a late 60's engine with the 13/16 spark plugs and am wondering if I have them. Any easy ways of identifying them? Thanks

Estanley · 12-04-2002, 11:45 AM

We call them double hump in my part of the country.

da-burb · 12-04-2002, 02:06 PM

also called "camel backs", the heads with 2 sharp points "M" were called "diamond backs"
Otherwise they would be called camel humps, 'cause a camel's bumps are as usefull as tits on a boar.

67cst · 12-04-2002, 08:06 PM

72step- what are the specs on your engine / tranny? you got lots of power with that 327? what should i be expecting? in the book mine apparently has 275 hp .... and it has a th400
yeah id like to see some pics too, im getting my 327 on sunday withthe camel humps....im kinda curious towhat to look for also

>X< · 12-04-2002, 10:10 PM

i've heard them called camel hump, and double humps here, thans for clearing that up for me too

Bamm · 12-04-2002, 10:16 PM

double humps down my way..........JB

chevyforever · 12-05-2002, 01:19 AM

double hump over here in Idaho too.

wlee · 12-05-2002, 01:22 PM

Here's an end shot for you - there's a good selection of them at Ebay, including a set of 461X's

72step · 12-05-2002, 01:44 PM

67CST, Yes I do have very much power with my engine, however, I have about 3k into it. THe book says that the "HN" on the front right of the block makes it a 65 Vette 327 originally fuel injected producing 375hp. It is a 4-bolt main, however I don't know if the guy before me did this, or it came that way cuz it was a Vette engine, I've been told here that 327's never came 4-bolt main, I don't know, fact is, it is currently a 4-bolt main. I got the block already balanced, with TRW popups, geardrive, etc... for a killer deal--$500!--(Lady didn't know what she had).
I added a 280H Comp cams, heads off a 69 or 70 truck, roller rockers, SS valves, chrome moly pushrods, studded w/guide plates, oh it's .030 over, Mallory Ign system, Edelbrock performer intake, Carter AFB 750--in dire need of replacing. It will scream despite the carb being bad. It will carry a burn from L1 all the way through drive. I have a TPI racing kit on a th400. Depends on what you put into it, 327's are known to turn more RPM's than 350's and strokers.

*Shane* · 12-05-2002, 01:58 PM

Double or Camel Humps down this way too ... never heard them referred to as "Bumps" ...

mrein3 · 12-05-2002, 01:58 PM

My friends call them camel backs.

wlee · 12-05-2002, 02:10 PM

Stupid Question i need to get cleared up

BTW - nothing personal here, but according to Mr. Garrison on South Park, there' no such thing as a stupid question - only stupid people:p

bigjimzlll · 12-05-2002, 07:45 PM

72 step...there is all kinds of things about your build that I would like to ask you about. 1st- either someone added the 4 bolt mains ,or its a 350..the numbers on the pad can be changed at will..when you deck a block the numbers disapear..so sometimes dishonest people will restamp them with numbers that are special...it really dosent matter..do you know its a 327??..have you checked the stroke?? pop up pistons? what heads do you have(the number)..can you run hi-test gas or do you have to run race fuel? the reason I ask is with pop ups with that mild cam it probably pings..unless you have big chamber heads...even then the C/R will be over 10-1. sounds like theres something fishy in the "327" area.......
Jim

Hooter · 12-06-2002, 12:08 AM

I always wondered that too. So the camel hump heads don't have any cast in threads for alternator brackets?

da-burb · 12-06-2002, 12:44 AM

I think it was 68 and earlier heads came without accessory bolt holes. Everything tied back to the water pump or was bolted to the exhaust manifold. (not sure of exact year)

Hooter · 12-06-2002, 12:45 AM

Oh ok. I never really noticed before

67cst · 12-06-2002, 02:37 AM

good ol mr. garrison and mr. hankey...lol havent watched south park for a looong time, when they made fun of canada in the movie that was enough for me...Jk, its hilarious sh!t, also about a week ago on that 70's show they made fun of canadains, is there something funny about us or what?lol i think im missing something.... :P

Hooter · 12-06-2002, 03:08 AM

I dont know what you are talking aboot?
I mean seriously I have never heard anyone in our country say "aboot" before. But you must admit kraft diner kicks ass!

12-04-2002, 01:36 AM	#1
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	Stupid Question i need to get cleared up :P okay ive heard the term camel HUMP heads and camel BUMP heads...which one is the proper term? Thanks Derek __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-04-2002, 01:38 AM	#2
jeffbo D.U.F. Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Huron/Brookings, SD Posts: 288	I'm pretty sure it is camel hump, for logical reasons. That is all I've ever heard them called. Just my 2 cents __________________ MEMBER OF THE DISCS UP FRONT CLUB '72 C-10 LWB Highlander, A/C, tilt TH350 w/ B&M shift kit, 327LJ bored .040", cast flattops, forged crank, L31 Vortecs, 9.25:1 CR, Comp conical valvesprings, Crane Energizer single pattern 216/.454", Professional Products Power Plus Crosswind intake, Edelbrock #1406 600cfm, HEI, dual exhaust, open 3.08 12bolt '68 C-10 4spd (not running) '79 C-10 LWB Mild 350 '80 Caprice Classic, 2-dr '97 GMC K-1500, SWB, Reg. Cab, Z-71, 5.7, Auto

12-04-2002, 01:42 AM	#3
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	thanks, any other input? __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-04-2002, 01:56 AM	#5
rusty ol' 69' Grubbin' Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 293	Hump and bump The hump is when the camel feels like giving his lady a good time, and the bump is when he just feels like a quickie! Sorry couldn't resist. I know bad joke! :p __________________ project rust attack 1969 Chevrolet LWB w/ 307. I got power steering now woohooooo!!!!!!!

12-04-2002, 01:57 AM	#6
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	so hump it is...cool, thanks guys __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-04-2002, 01:46 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	yeah...hump. It comes from the I.D> cast in the end of the head...it is 2 humps, like a camel's back.

12-04-2002, 02:09 AM	#7
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	yea..camel hump..I like fuellie..but I generally just use the last 3 didgits of the casting number(kinda makes you sound like you know whats going on) __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

12-04-2002, 11:40 AM	#8
72step Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: chimayo, nm, usa Posts: 898	Can anyone post any pics of the actual heads? I have a 327 with heads out of a late 60's engine with the 13/16 spark plugs and am wondering if I have them. Any easy ways of identifying them? Thanks

12-04-2002, 11:45 AM	#9
Estanley Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eatonton, GA, USA Posts: 191	We call them double hump in my part of the country.

12-04-2002, 02:06 PM	#10
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	also called "camel backs", the heads with 2 sharp points "M" were called "diamond backs" Otherwise they would be called camel humps, 'cause a camel's bumps are as usefull as tits on a boar. __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

12-04-2002, 08:06 PM	#11
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	72step- what are the specs on your engine / tranny? you got lots of power with that 327? what should i be expecting? in the book mine apparently has 275 hp .... and it has a th400 yeah id like to see some pics too, im getting my 327 on sunday withthe camel humps....im kinda curious towhat to look for also __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-04-2002, 10:10 PM	#12
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	i've heard them called camel hump, and double humps here, thans for clearing that up for me too __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

12-04-2002, 10:16 PM	#13
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	double humps down my way..........JB __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

12-05-2002, 01:19 AM	#14
chevyforever Some like em' long! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Grace, Idaho Posts: 69	double hump over here in Idaho too. __________________ 1971 chevy c10 lwb- 300 hp 350 crate motor, soon to be more with ported and polished 62cc chamber 461 double humps, TH400, 3.73 posi, used to be my uncle's truck 1972 chevy k10 lwb- 350,4 spd, old and tired, dad bought brand new and is now mine 1968 chevy c20 lwb- 327, 4 spd, was originally a 50th anniversary truck 1990 GMC K1500-just my runaround truck 1982 Chevy K10 shortbed, new motor and new paint, another project in the mix of the others. IMPORTS SUCK!

12-05-2002, 01:22 PM	#15
wlee Just an Old Mr Goodwrench Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Green Ridge, MO USA Posts: 259	Here's an end shot for you - there's a good selection of them at Ebay, including a set of 461X's Attached Images __________________ 1969 CST 20 Longhorn 1970 CST 20 Fleetside 1991 Jaguar Sovereign 1992 Mazda Miata



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12-05-2002, 01:44 PM	#16
72step Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: chimayo, nm, usa Posts: 898	67CST, Yes I do have very much power with my engine, however, I have about 3k into it. THe book says that the "HN" on the front right of the block makes it a 65 Vette 327 originally fuel injected producing 375hp. It is a 4-bolt main, however I don't know if the guy before me did this, or it came that way cuz it was a Vette engine, I've been told here that 327's never came 4-bolt main, I don't know, fact is, it is currently a 4-bolt main. I got the block already balanced, with TRW popups, geardrive, etc... for a killer deal--$500!--(Lady didn't know what she had). I added a 280H Comp cams, heads off a 69 or 70 truck, roller rockers, SS valves, chrome moly pushrods, studded w/guide plates, oh it's .030 over, Mallory Ign system, Edelbrock performer intake, Carter AFB 750--in dire need of replacing. It will scream despite the carb being bad. It will carry a burn from L1 all the way through drive. I have a TPI racing kit on a th400. Depends on what you put into it, 327's are known to turn more RPM's than 350's and strokers.

12-05-2002, 01:58 PM	#17
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Double or Camel Humps down this way too ... never heard them referred to as "Bumps" ...

12-05-2002, 01:58 PM	#18
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	My friends call them camel backs. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

12-05-2002, 02:10 PM	#19
wlee Just an Old Mr Goodwrench Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Green Ridge, MO USA Posts: 259	Stupid Question i need to get cleared up BTW - nothing personal here, but according to Mr. Garrison on South Park, there' no such thing as a stupid question - only stupid people:p __________________ 1969 CST 20 Longhorn 1970 CST 20 Fleetside 1991 Jaguar Sovereign 1992 Mazda Miata

12-05-2002, 07:45 PM	#20
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	72 step...there is all kinds of things about your build that I would like to ask you about. 1st- either someone added the 4 bolt mains ,or its a 350..the numbers on the pad can be changed at will..when you deck a block the numbers disapear..so sometimes dishonest people will restamp them with numbers that are special...it really dosent matter..do you know its a 327??..have you checked the stroke?? pop up pistons? what heads do you have(the number)..can you run hi-test gas or do you have to run race fuel? the reason I ask is with pop ups with that mild cam it probably pings..unless you have big chamber heads...even then the C/R will be over 10-1. sounds like theres something fishy in the "327" area....... Jim __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

12-06-2002, 12:08 AM	#21
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	I always wondered that too. So the camel hump heads don't have any cast in threads for alternator brackets? __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

12-06-2002, 12:44 AM	#22
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	I think it was 68 and earlier heads came without accessory bolt holes. Everything tied back to the water pump or was bolted to the exhaust manifold. (not sure of exact year) __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

12-06-2002, 12:45 AM	#23
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Oh ok. I never really noticed before __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

12-06-2002, 02:37 AM	#24
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	good ol mr. garrison and mr. hankey...lol havent watched south park for a looong time, when they made fun of canada in the movie that was enough for me...Jk, its hilarious sh!t, also about a week ago on that 70's show they made fun of canadains, is there something funny about us or what?lol i think im missing something.... :P __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-06-2002, 03:08 AM	#25
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	I dont know what you are talking aboot? I mean seriously I have never heard anyone in our country say "aboot" before. But you must admit kraft diner kicks ass! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

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