|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: ngpSatellite]
#751207
07/18/10 02:03 PM
07/18/10 02:03 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,319
Puyallup, WA
StealthWedge67
master
|
master
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,319
Puyallup, WA
|
I have a set on my 451. Couldn't be happier. They were great, right out of the box. My machinist said they looked better than plenty of Eddy's he's looked at. I changed the locks & retainers to Comp 10*, but I'm running a sizable solid cam. for a street hydraulic, the stock 7's are fine.
The reason they're cheaper is because they're cast in China. They are assembled here in the states. If that bothers you, then buy edelbrocks, which are made 100% in the USA. Personally, I wish the stealths could say made in USA, but I would have bought them either way, because I like the stock look they offer. They've been out for a few years, so there are probobly thousands of sets now in use with plenty of happy customers.
Bottom line: for the money, you CANT beat em.
LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: StealthWedge67]
#751209
07/18/10 02:09 PM
07/18/10 02:09 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 75,336
A gulag near you.
JohnRR
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 75,336
A gulag near you.
|
Quote:
They are assembled here in the states.
They are?
If that's the case then why won't his majesty sell them bare anymore?
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
#751211
07/18/10 03:15 PM
07/18/10 03:15 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 75,336
A gulag near you.
JohnRR
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 75,336
A gulag near you.
|
Quote:
I have a set, they run well and I've had no issues with them. Stock rockers/shafts/pushrods all bolt right on. I just transferred everything off my stock 76 440 heads onto the stealth heads. I used the springs/retainers/locks that came with the stealth heads and run a lunati voodoo 60303 cam without issue.
.
I remember seeing a post somewhere on the 'net about a guy that ran stock rockers and his were hitting on the retainers.
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: JohnRR]
#751212
07/18/10 10:17 PM
07/18/10 10:17 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,732
Watertown, WI
MikeyT
master
|
master
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,732
Watertown, WI
|
I run stock stuff on mine, well right now I do, but not for long!
Mike
1969 Dodge Dart Swinger
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: MikeyT]
#751213
07/19/10 09:47 AM
07/19/10 09:47 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,132
Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
|
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,132
Niles , Ohio
|
Mine have been on 3 years.I also changed springs retainers keepers.I run a .588 solid and 4 speed.I run iron rockers adjustable.No problems with mine.The stock stuff would have been OK for a milder setup.Just have a good machinist check them before install.You would have to have any head checked before install to be safe.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: ireland383]
#751216
07/19/10 02:11 PM
07/19/10 02:11 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,132
Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
|
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,132
Niles , Ohio
|
Ireland mine were pretty good OOTB also.My machinist did back cut the valves and cleaned them up a bit.He is a perfectionist and pretty good isnt good enough for him though.My labor was 200 bucks for all that he did including adjusting the valve height and installing all the new parts.He said the springs would have been OK for a milder setup.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: ireland383]
#751217
07/19/10 04:38 PM
07/19/10 04:38 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,336
South-Central (Sebring), FL
Commando1
master
|
master
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,336
South-Central (Sebring), FL
|
Quote:
Pretty much out of the box on mine. Machinist check them over and said they were good to go! Over 2000 miles on them with no issues. 
2K doesn't even come close to finding out if they're junk or not. Talk to me in another 48k.
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: Commando1]
#751218
07/19/10 05:54 PM
07/19/10 05:54 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 843
Suffolk,VA
ireland383
super stock
|
super stock
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 843
Suffolk,VA
|
Quote:
Quote:
Pretty much out of the box on mine. Machinist check them over and said they were good to go! Over 2000 miles on them with no issues.
2K doesn't even come close to finding out if they're junk or not. Talk to me in another 48k.
Alrighty than Mr. Cynic aka (440 Source bandwagon basher).
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: Commando1]
#751220
07/20/10 12:08 AM
07/20/10 12:08 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 7,647
Houston Texas
PAINT IT BLACK
Got a CHIP on my shoulder
|
Got a CHIP on my shoulder
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 7,647
Houston Texas
|
Quote:
Quote:
Pretty much out of the box on mine. Machinist check them over and said they were good to go! Over 2000 miles on them with no issues.
2K doesn't even come close to finding out if they're junk or not. Talk to me in another 48k.
 Not speaking for anyone else here, but it will be AT LEAST another 20 years before my car rolls 48K miles. 20 years out of a performance part (worst case) is NOT that bad.
The aluminum that the heads are made out of doesn't know that it is 440 Source parts. Once you have them checked by a quality machinist, they are as good as anything IMHO.
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: The Cuda Guy]
#751223
07/20/10 12:54 PM
07/20/10 12:54 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 12,271
Overpriced Housing Central
RobX4406
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 12,271
Overpriced Housing Central
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
They are assembled here in the states.
They are?
If that's the case then why won't his majesty sell them bare anymore?
Now thats funny!!! LMFAO!!! 
I wondered the same thing about buying buying a bare set.
Sorry, have either of you thought about the inventory/stocking issues of bare/assembled. That may have something to do with it beyond the assembly point location.
Not picking a dog in the fight, cause I don't have one, just a point of view from a business perspective.
|
|
|
Re: 440Source Stealth heads
[Re: RobX4406]
#751224
07/20/10 01:13 PM
07/20/10 01:13 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 376
FT Campbell, KY / Clarksville,...
The Cuda Guy
enthusiast
|
enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 376
FT Campbell, KY / Clarksville,...
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
They are assembled here in the states.
They are?
If that's the case then why won't his majesty sell them bare anymore?
Now thats funny!!! LMFAO!!!
I wondered the same thing about buying buying a bare set.
Sorry, have either of you thought about the inventory/stocking issues of bare/assembled. That may have something to do with it beyond the assembly point location.
Not picking a dog in the fight, cause I don't have one, just a point of view from a business perspective.
No, I didnt look at it line by line and disect it and come up with an analyitical opinion, I really dont care enough to think through the logistical issues that it takes to stock heads, I just wondered why they didnt sell them bare is all. It doesnt mater to me either way, I bought what they offered. 
Don
Street/Strip 73 Barracuda
|
|
|
|
|
could be good could be bad... if you do buy ya better look them over real good within 45 days of purchase 
