patriot heads

school boy · 10-19-2009, 12:42 PM

i found a set of used patriot stage 2 heads with 1100 miles on them for 750 shipped. are these heads worth having and should i jump on them?

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ridethemustanggt · 10-19-2009, 01:19 PM

Thats a pretty decent price. Patriot heads have had problems in the past, you just got to ask why he is selling them after only 1100 miles

school boy · 10-19-2009, 01:41 PM

the guy blew his bottom end and is parting car. car was turbo charged

stangalator · 10-19-2009, 02:38 PM

sounds good, anyway to have then checked out before you pay? Or is it over the internet?

defconfire · 10-19-2009, 02:57 PM

I'd be a little concerned about that buy.

But thats because I'm bitter toward them after all the issues I had with them.

school boy · 10-19-2009, 05:56 PM

the car was still running before he tore it down but had blow by. when he tore it down, he found 2 bad pistons. he said him and 2 other ppl checked them over and found no problems. this guy also has a very good trader feedback.

99 GT vert · 10-19-2009, 06:00 PM

the fact that they are patriot and they were on a motor that blew i would get him down to atleast 650. i know several people that have patriots and hate them.

school boy · 10-19-2009, 06:12 PM

what gains would i get from these? i looked around and couldnt find any solid info.btw, i'll be putting a stage 2 cam in these.

WannaBeGearHead · 10-19-2009, 06:25 PM

I'm not much of a fan of buying used products especially if they were on a car that had the motor blow. I would be very skeptical about everything he says especially if you don't see them ahead of time, good track record or not.

01GT4.6 had Patriot Stage 3 heads and I'm guessing he liked them, but his motor was far from stock.

If they check out I wouldn't see why you shouldn't buy 'em.

nickmckinney · 10-19-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by school boy

what gains would i get from these? i looked around and couldnt find any solid info.btw, i'll be putting a stage 2 cam in these.

N/A maybe 10RWHP I remember the first ones I ever tested gave less than 10RWHP. They make the ports too big IMHO and remove the swirl dam with sucks NA. I get more flow from a smaller port on my bench. Boosted they work better, and I have never seen a set that didn't burn oil.