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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: BUTCH123]
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02/23/10 09:21 PM
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Hunt Valley, Maryland
1fastrunner
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ANY COMMENTS ON USING 440 SOURCE HEADS ON MY MOTOR? IM BUILDING A 60 OVER BALANCED 440 509 PURPLE SHAFT CAM AND LIFTERS DON'T KNOW INTAKE YET BUT WOULD LIKE TO RUN HILBORNE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION. THANKS IN ADVANCE
Stop shouting, all the haters will hear you and chime in.
Mine are fine so far.
Jim
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: 1fastrunner]
#622206
02/23/10 09:31 PM
02/23/10 09:31 PM
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BROOK PARK, OH
WILD BILL
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Like any after market part, it's best to have it checked prior to use. 
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: pinkduster]
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02/24/10 07:59 AM
02/24/10 07:59 AM
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Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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No problems with mine after 2 years.I had them checked and springs etc changed for my cam.Any aftermatket head has to be checked before install.Rocky
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: crscuda]
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02/24/10 10:42 AM
02/24/10 10:42 AM
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North Riverside IL & Lowell IN
GTXKen
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GTXKEN What problem did you have with your heads?
The valve job was poor, installed heights of springs were off and valve guides were tight. Like I said its all good now but I should have spent a little more up front and got a better set of heads.
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: GTXKen]
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02/24/10 01:39 PM
02/24/10 01:39 PM
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Columbia, CT
moper
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Those issues should be expected with any out-of-the-box heads. Regardless of price level or brand. Indy, Edelbrock, 'Source... they all will have similar issues.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: moper]
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02/24/10 03:23 PM
02/24/10 03:23 PM
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Queens, New York
Harley
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Those issues should be expected with any out-of-the-box heads. Regardless of price level or brand. Indy, Edelbrock, 'Source... they all will have similar issues.
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: Harley]
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02/24/10 03:42 PM
02/24/10 03:42 PM
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BROOK PARK, OH
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Those issues should be expected with any out-of-the-box heads. Regardless of price level or brand. Indy, Edelbrock, 'Source... they all will have similar issues.
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Make that three 
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[Re: chrisf]
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02/24/10 05:20 PM
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: chrisf]
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02/24/10 05:27 PM
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michigan woods
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dont buy the 440source heads. in the short term you will think your saving money but long term you will have more into them than a set of RPM heads. at least i do. 
i really would like to run them on my 500 im collecting parts for stock look,but.  ..you know.."i never remember those 440's running THAT good" i would pay ede prices IF they would be a quality piece...and the one that are having issues,please list the issues,that you had with them,and im NOT wanting to bash 440source,cust service ect...just the issues with them, and making them a realiable performance part. 
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: ireland383]
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02/24/10 06:59 PM
02/24/10 06:59 PM
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Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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I have about 500 in my Source heads.Id have the same in the Eddys.Mine would have been ok out of the box if I wasnt running such a radical cam and 4 speed.Mine only needed the valse touched up because my machinist is a perfectionist.Id of had that much and more in Eddys because I would have had to had my pistons cut to clear the dome pistons.My shop was impressed with my heads.As he said not a full race head but nice for the price.Rocky
Last edited by therocks; 02/24/10 07:00 PM.
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Re: 440 SOURCE ALUMINUM HEADS
[Re: therocks]
#622221
02/24/10 07:18 PM
02/24/10 07:18 PM
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Sydney,Australia
tex013
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very happy with mine,been on about 18 months. had to clearance them for 3/8 pushrods.pocket port and set valve heights,cut the deck to match my iron 906 combustion chamber - 78cc.even used supplied springs.i am using the 509 cam,m1 single plane manifold numbers are in my sig by the way even after this work i still had less in them than a set of eddys. Tex
Last edited by Tex013; 02/24/10 07:21 PM.
New best ET 10.259@129.65 .
New best MPH 130.32
Finally fitted a solid cam,
stepped it up a bit more
3690lbs through the mufflers
New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm
Power by Tex's Automotive
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