I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

420am · 10-21-2009, 04:07 PM

I guess they were used in a drag car for a few passes. I had a leaking head gasket so I pulled my heads and I'm pretty much freshening up my top end. My lower end is all stock though. These heads are set up for a solid roller cam/lifters but they're swapping out the valve springs to stock springs so they work better for my application. I do plan on adding a cam and all of that good stuff in the future. Will these heads work well in in my application? These heads are around $1100 new.

My application:
350 cid
Headers
Edelbrok 1406 Carb
Aluminum Intake
Oreilly's Crate Motor
Stock Internals

Specs on the Motowns:
220 cc runners
64 cc chambers
2.05 x 1.60 severe duty valves
New Comp 10 degree retainers & locks

Sinister · 10-21-2009, 04:19 PM

I think those 220 cc runners are going to kill low end torque on a stock motor.

turp mcspray · 10-21-2009, 04:49 PM

Assuming you have a 350...way too big on the intake runner. Stock heads are in the 157 range and vortecs are 170. More suited for HEALTHY 400. It does sound like a decent deal though.

SCOTI · 10-21-2009, 07:24 PM

That's a good price for just about any aftermarket heads. Buy 'em for that $400 & trade across for some heads better suited for your current set-up (or put them on the shelf for a future build).

420am · 10-21-2009, 08:40 PM

He has a set of Vortecs that have quite a bit of machine work done to them and they're fresh that he said he'd let go for $400 also but I don't want to have to buy a new intake.

Sinister · 10-21-2009, 09:19 PM

You'd be better off with the Vortecs. There's a Summit branded Vortec intake for about $140.

SCOTI · 10-21-2009, 10:09 PM

Or.... buy the Motown 220's @ $400 & swap 'em for some built vortecs w/intake. Someone out there will have what you need. Like I said, that's a good price if they're legit (no hacking, un-trashed, etc...).

420am · 10-21-2009, 10:22 PM

Hmm. I think I'll try to talk him down on the Vortecs.

420am · 10-24-2009, 03:31 PM

Went with the Vortecs

now I just need to pull the press-in studs, tap for screw-in studs, then buy some guide plates, centerbolt valve covers and a Vortec intake.. dammit might as well throw a cam and lifters into the mix while I'm at it. haha

**MikeB** · 10-24-2009, 07:02 PM

You done good! Those 220 ports were WAY TOO BIG.

Your truck just picked up 30+ horsepower.

10-21-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
420am Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 357	I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. I guess they were used in a drag car for a few passes. I had a leaking head gasket so I pulled my heads and I'm pretty much freshening up my top end. My lower end is all stock though. These heads are set up for a solid roller cam/lifters but they're swapping out the valve springs to stock springs so they work better for my application. I do plan on adding a cam and all of that good stuff in the future. Will these heads work well in in my application? These heads are around $1100 new. My application: 350 cid Headers Edelbrok 1406 Carb Aluminum Intake Oreilly's Crate Motor Stock Internals Specs on the Motowns: 220 cc runners 64 cc chambers 2.05 x 1.60 severe duty valves New Comp 10 degree retainers & locks __________________ 1972 Long Bed Cheyenne Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=285282 Waste my bandwidth and listen to some great tunes >> http://www.radioxenu.com (Live Shows with yours truly every Friday) Last edited by 420am; 10-21-2009 at 08:55 PM.

10-21-2009, 04:19 PM	#2
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. I think those 220 cc runners are going to kill low end torque on a stock motor. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

10-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#3
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. Assuming you have a 350...way too big on the intake runner. Stock heads are in the 157 range and vortecs are 170. More suited for HEALTHY 400. It does sound like a decent deal though. __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

10-21-2009, 07:24 PM	#4
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,960	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. That's a good price for just about any aftermarket heads. Buy 'em for that $400 & trade across for some heads better suited for your current set-up (or put them on the shelf for a future build). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

10-21-2009, 08:40 PM	#5
420am Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 357	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. He has a set of Vortecs that have quite a bit of machine work done to them and they're fresh that he said he'd let go for $400 also but I don't want to have to buy a new intake. __________________ 1972 Long Bed Cheyenne Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=285282 Waste my bandwidth and listen to some great tunes >> http://www.radioxenu.com (Live Shows with yours truly every Friday)

10-21-2009, 09:19 PM	#6
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. You'd be better off with the Vortecs. There's a Summit branded Vortec intake for about $140. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

10-21-2009, 10:09 PM	#7
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,960	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. Or.... buy the Motown 220's @ $400 & swap 'em for some built vortecs w/intake. Someone out there will have what you need. Like I said, that's a good price if they're legit (no hacking, un-trashed, etc...). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 10-21-2009 at 10:09 PM.

10-21-2009, 10:22 PM	#8
420am Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 357	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. Hmm. I think I'll try to talk him down on the Vortecs. __________________ 1972 Long Bed Cheyenne Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=285282 Waste my bandwidth and listen to some great tunes >> http://www.radioxenu.com (Live Shows with yours truly every Friday)

10-24-2009, 03:31 PM	#9
420am Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 357	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. Went with the Vortecs now I just need to pull the press-in studs, tap for screw-in studs, then buy some guide plates, centerbolt valve covers and a Vortec intake.. dammit might as well throw a cam and lifters into the mix while I'm at it. haha __________________ 1972 Long Bed Cheyenne Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=285282 Waste my bandwidth and listen to some great tunes >> http://www.radioxenu.com (Live Shows with yours truly every Friday)

10-24-2009, 07:02 PM	#10
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,480	Re: I found a set of Motown 220 heads for $400.. opinions on my application. You done good! Those 220 ports were WAY TOO BIG. Your truck just picked up 30+ horsepower. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then! Last edited by MikeB; 10-24-2009 at 07:04 PM.



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