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516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question #1247372 06/08/12 02:39 PM 06/08/12 02:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,431 USA S SSAAHemiFan OP top fuel
SSAAHemiFan OP top fuel S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,431 USA	I'm restoring a 65 Street Wedge Satellite - Friend has a Set of 2406516 heads that are used. What would be a fair price to offer him ? Car is running fine with the 906's that are on it. The rest of the engine is 100% correct. ( carb, air cleaner, valve covers, dist, exhaust manifolds, oil pan, etc.) I would just "put these away " for the future. Thanks

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1247373 06/08/12 02:49 PM 06/08/12 02:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Next to nothing, they are super common, low demand, and low performance as compared to the bigger valve castings that followed them (906, 915's, etc.). You can barely give them away at swap meets, $50.00 a pair is generous.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1247374 06/08/12 02:51 PM 06/08/12 02:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,220 West Plains, MO DrCharles master
DrCharles master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,220 West Plains, MO	Do they have the 1.74 exhaust valve installed? If so, maybe $50-100... if not, forget it. In unported form they flow a little less than the 906, too. The 906's are open chamber and the 516 is closed chamber. Your compression ratio will go up.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: DrCharles] #1247375 06/08/12 03:26 PM 06/08/12 03:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays I Live Here
dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	They are cores for a head nobody much cares about. The only thing they have going for them is they are closed chamber. I bought my last pair of 906s for $25, those are worth less. I'd say he should give them to you, to be real. Those are the kinds of things left behind at swap meets. If it makes you feel better offer $20 but that's just because you're a nice guy. R. PS: If you can do your own porting those can work pretty well on a 300 hp style engine.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: dogdays] #1247376 06/08/12 03:40 PM 06/08/12 03:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,154 Its a TRAP! DARTH V8Я Oh No!! I just had a moron attack!
DARTH V8Я Oh No!! I just had a moron attack! Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,154 Its a TRAP!	Quote: I'd say he should give them to you, to be real. 98% of the time with the MoPar crowd this will never happen.. they think the part is worth its weight in gold x 10 When it takes more than a sweet mullet to prove you rule at the trailer park..

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: DARTH V8Я] #1247377 06/08/12 04:31 PM 06/08/12 04:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,431 USA S SSAAHemiFan OP top fuel
SSAAHemiFan OP top fuel S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,431 USA	Thanks everyone. I knew the value wasn't much. He offered them to me but I want to give him something. I'm not gonna run them. I'll put them away for the next owner. Appreciate the responses

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1247378 06/08/12 09:34 PM 06/08/12 09:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,940 Holly/MI D Dean_Kuzluzski master
Dean_Kuzluzski master D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,940 Holly/MI	1) They are worth more than scrap value due to the closed chamber design. 2) I made 325 REAR WHEEL HP doing low 13's at 106 mph in a 3600 vehicle. Definitely more than 300 hp. Give the guy $25-$40, home port the bowls, gasket match the intakes, add the 1.74 exh. valve (w/hardened seats) and you will be pleasantly surprised. What little you'll give up on top end, if any, you'll gain from better throttle response with better compression. R.I.P.- Gary "Coop" Davis 02/09/68-05/13/04

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: Dean_Kuzluzski] #1247379 06/08/12 09:51 PM 06/08/12 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Quote: 1) They are worth more than scrap value due to the closed chamber design. 2) I made 325 REAR WHEEL HP doing low 13's at 106 mph in a 3600 vehicle. Definitely more than 300 hp. Give the guy $25-$40, home port the bowls, gasket match the intakes, add the 1.74 exh. valve (w/hardened seats) and you will be pleasantly surprised. What little you'll give up on top end, if any, you'll gain from better throttle response with better compression. I agree that they can be lightly cleaned up and ported to make decent power, however that doesn't change the fact that they are still about the cheapest and least popular iron BB mopar head on the planet.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1247380 06/08/12 11:40 PM 06/08/12 11:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,361 PA 7 70HemiGTX top fuel
70HemiGTX top fuel 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,361 PA	I'm running 11's now on a set of 516's. I have a few other things to sort out and I should break the 10's. Not bad for crappy elcheapo heads....

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1247381 06/09/12 12:24 AM 06/09/12 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon	I toss all of the 516 heads that come into my shop into the recycle bin.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: AndyF] #1247382 06/09/12 01:35 AM 06/09/12 01:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,173 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,173 Bend,OR USA	I switch from a set of big valve 516 that Don Studley did for me years ago on a bracket 440 motor to a set of 906 with the same size valves and 4 CC smaller chambers and that car piked up .3 ET and almost 3.5 MOH, no other changes For hose that like them, have yoou looked closely at the end exhaust ports, did you see the HUMPS Last edited by Cab_Burge; 06/09/12 01:36 AM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: AndyF] #1247383 06/09/12 08:47 AM 06/09/12 08:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,940 Holly/MI D Dean_Kuzluzski master
Dean_Kuzluzski master D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,940 Holly/MI	Quote: I toss all of the 516 heads that come into my shop into the recycle bin. Sooooo, recycle would mean at least "scrap value"!! Technically, not totally worthless. I'm currently purging ALL my 902, 452 and 906's and can't get an e-mail, fax, text, PM or anything for them. Got a big metal pile going now. It's a big hobby, plenty of room for everyone. Lots of guys don't have an Indy or Edelbrock budget, does this mean they can't play?? Or just stay under the radar of the elite. Yeah, the heads are the redheaded stepchild of the Mopar big block foray. Even worse is the stuff before it (excluding Max Wedge of course) but those aren't as common. I did mine back in the mid-90's when I was starting a family. It ran good for what it was and I had fun. The days of freshening an old shortblock out of the barn and putting some fresh homeported heads on to see how it runs aren't worth the time & hassle. No big thing, just sayin'! R.I.P.- Gary "Coop" Davis 02/09/68-05/13/04

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: Dean_Kuzluzski] #1247384 06/09/12 12:35 PM 06/09/12 12:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon	I kept the 452 and 906 heads on the shelf for several years hoping to sell them for the magical $100 per pair that everyone always claims they are worth. Eventually I got rid of all of them for scrap value to. People say these heads are worth money but nobody ever showed up with cash in hand to buy them so they went to the recycle yard.

Re: 516 cylinder heads for 426 street wedge question [Re: AndyF] #1247385 06/09/12 12:47 PM 06/09/12 12:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio	I agree they arent worth much.I did mine with 2.14 and 1.81 SS valves ,springs,etc.My machinist ported them some and they were at 450 HP.Put them on my kids 413 and went aluminum on my 440.Had almost 1100 in them when they were finished.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

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