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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: stever on April 08, 2006, 06:03:27 AM
What is the best head to use,i can get a good 86 turbo head for 25$.Is this a better part than my stock 78?
There is a problem with the turbo heads in that they seat a lot of heat. They are usually cracked around the valve seats as well as a few other places. For that price I am going to say someone knows it. But a magnaflux job will tell for sure. I don't see why it would not work but what about the late model Ranger head. It uses new casting process's and now they do a better job of controlling the nickel content. They should be very plentiful. Is there some reason they don't work.
Jake
The turbo head will give you less power in a N/A engine. It has an open chamber for a lower C/R.
The cracks don't seem to hurt the turbo heads too much, and Ihave heard of people knowingly installing cracked heads with no issues (depending on the crack).
Bill