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Stock Heads? How to Tell?

Old 04-05-2010, 09:55 AM
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Default Stock Heads? How to Tell?

I've had a few moded mustangs in my life and I'm looking for a car to take to the local track. There are a lot of cars out there advertising "modified" but many owners say they bought it that way and think it has aftermarket heads, cam, etc. I can hear a cam and tell most other stuff, but does anyone know how to check for aftermarket heads beyond just valve covers and without removing them, at a glance?
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Old 04-05-2010, 10:59 AM
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If they aren't aluminum then they are gt-40s at best. Nothin' too hot.
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Old 04-05-2010, 04:04 PM
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only aftermarket cast iron heads were GT-40 or World Products, weren't they? should be ID marks in the castings.
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Old 04-05-2010, 07:56 PM
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Trick flow does have some very old school cast iron heads but they are pretty rare anymore.
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Old 04-05-2010, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by projectresto83
Trick flow does have some very old school cast iron heads but they are pretty rare anymore.
RHS also makes all of their heads in iron as well as aluminum... But that are clearly stamped RHS.

OP.. post pics... CLEAR ONES
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Old 04-06-2010, 05:26 PM
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world products are stamped on the inside not on the outside gt40ps are stamped on the exhaust side and as adder said rhs are clearly stamped
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