Head Tick Replacement
#11
RE: Head Tick Replacement
ORIGINAL: xxkazp3rxx
97 - in order to really fix the tick you have to get the heads with "the fix"...
97 - in order to really fix the tick you have to get the heads with "the fix"...
#12
RE: Head Tick Replacement
ORIGINAL: 03_svt_cobra_22
how do you find out when your engine was made in the termi??
how do you find out when your engine was made in the termi??
I just bought the 05 revised heads two days ago along with Ford GT (GT40) cams (from StevePowell at Tousley Ford) and crower springs. These heads fix the valve guides, like 97targa said, but they also revised the coolant passages so they will get the proper coolant flow through the head which was a contributor to the rapid deterioration of the valve guide (overheating in that area).
The 05 revised heads with a $300.00 core charge are $1683, Cams were $420, springs/retainers $500. They are gettingswapped next month. I'm going to slap some long tube BBK's anda SPEC 3 2+ on since the motor has to be pulled anyway.
#15
RE: Head Tick Replacement
97 - i'll take your word for it. I had a couple of guys in local club say they tried it and everyone from Ford, to normal mechanics said they really need to replace the entire thing. So, i'll take your word for it.
There were NO 2003/2004 Cobra's that were produced with the fix. I will say it again, there were NO 2003/2004 Cobra's that were produced with the fix. The reason there is no recall, is that while the head tick is annoying, it doesn't necessarily have any harmful effects other then annoyance, so it's not mandatory that you replace the heads; Just most people do. There will be people that tell you if you have the blue stripe on the head then you have the head fix - which again is a myth. The only way to really tell that you do not have the fix is by looking at the head. As 97 pointed out, they're almost identical with one major exception. I believe the stock ones have 4 guides, and the fix has 7 or 8.
If I had the head tick - i'd just replace them, just because it's annoyance. Unless you can get better flowing heads for the same or cheaper, i'd just honestly go with the Ford ones. Steve from Tousley can get you them for 10% over cost, which isn't a bad deal at all.
There were NO 2003/2004 Cobra's that were produced with the fix. I will say it again, there were NO 2003/2004 Cobra's that were produced with the fix. The reason there is no recall, is that while the head tick is annoying, it doesn't necessarily have any harmful effects other then annoyance, so it's not mandatory that you replace the heads; Just most people do. There will be people that tell you if you have the blue stripe on the head then you have the head fix - which again is a myth. The only way to really tell that you do not have the fix is by looking at the head. As 97 pointed out, they're almost identical with one major exception. I believe the stock ones have 4 guides, and the fix has 7 or 8.
If I had the head tick - i'd just replace them, just because it's annoyance. Unless you can get better flowing heads for the same or cheaper, i'd just honestly go with the Ford ones. Steve from Tousley can get you them for 10% over cost, which isn't a bad deal at all.
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