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Old Oct 29, 2016 | 08:30 AM
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In desperate need of a FRPP CNC ported head for my 2006 Roush. I rebuilt the engine a few years ago and installed these heads, now one is damaged (very very long story) and I can't find a replacement head anywhere. I have found the drivers side head on the Summit site, but no one seems to have the passenger side. Does anyone know of one or of any other option?
Old Oct 29, 2016 | 10:06 PM
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Bummer...Not repairable?
Old Oct 30, 2016 | 06:16 PM
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No repair possible. Cam snapped due to defective installation and gouged into the head. Need a new FRPP and FRPP is no longer making them.
Old Oct 30, 2016 | 11:47 PM
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Is this it.
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6049-N3VPA
Old Oct 31, 2016 | 06:24 PM
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Yes, that's the part number. However, I spoke with 18 shops and parts suppliers and no one actually has one in stock. FPP no longer supplies them, so I need to find one sitting on someone's shelf.
Old Nov 1, 2016 | 03:23 PM
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Wasn't there talk at some point that a third party company (pretty sure it was Livernois) had been doing the ford racing porting of the heads? You might check with Livernois and see if they can get you set up, take a stock head and port it for you.

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Old Nov 2, 2016 | 03:52 PM
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Thanks. Yes, I spoke with them, they do not have any FRPP heads in stock, buy could port a stock head. There are several shops here in CA that can as well, if I don't find a FRPP head completely assembled I may go back to stock.
Old Nov 2, 2016 | 07:44 PM
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What I was saying is that Livernois was contracted by Ford Racing to machine the heads that then became labeled as ford racing heads. So they have the info to exactly replicate one of the Ford Racing heads but it will no longer be labeled as a ford racing head because that licensing/contract is over, just saying.
It's somewhat annoying how ford performance/racing allows products in their catalog to go obsolete.




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