What Is A Double Hump Head. Modern non swirl heads flow better and would probably need less work to get a real good reliable set done. So the new heads have an improved port shape, so they have a 180 cc intake runner versus 160 intake on the original heads.
But we actually started from square one and designed these ports more for what the head is designed for. Most.maybe all can be identified while bolted inplace by a unique shape cast into the frontward face of the. At least they were easy to see.
They Are Still Used In A Variety Of Applications.
The heads were first manufactured by chevrolet in 1962 and were used on a number of. Modern non swirl heads flow better and would probably need less work to get a real good reliable set done. “right so there are two main areas where these will outperform an original double hump head.
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They were available with 2 different valve sizes, 1.94 intake and 1.50 exhaust on standard 327's and some early 350's and 2.02 intake and 1.6 exhaust on the high performance 302, 327 and 350. Or a good set of aftermkt. What exactly is a double hump head and how is it better than a regular head search across the entire site search in this forum search in this discussion advanced search
That Are Double Hump Heads.
Or so were a rectangle was everyday 283/ low performance, a rectangle with a teepee (triangle) in the middle of the top of the rectangle were 283 power pack heads, and of course double hump or camel hump were best heads. The first is in filling the cylinder, so getting the air down into the cylinder more efficiently and that creates torque. Some of the circle track engines we build we try to find this casting, we had 2 engines at 2 different tracks win championships last year with these heads, these engines were run in a 2 barrel class.
The 2.02/1.60 Versions Were Known As Fuelie Heads As.
The first set of heads is a fresh set of 1969 186 casting double hump with 2.02 1.6 valves screw in studs and guide plates.and then ive got a set of vortec heads im confused about they are new complete 906. Edelbrock roller cam 5
39/548 lift 234/238 dur. Most.maybe all can be identified while bolted inplace by a unique shape cast into the frontward face of the.
I Have A 355 With Flat Top Pistons Running 882 Heads With A Lunati 213/219 Duration.454/.468 Cam Edelbrock Preformer Eps And A 600 Cfm Edelbrock Carb All In A 80 Camaro The Engine Runs Strong But I Recently Aquired A Set Of 461 Double Hump Heads They Have A 3 Angle Valve Job And Screw In Studs I Know The Swap Will Raise Compression But Is It Worth The Swap?
The “double hump” or “fuelie” heads have been around since the 1960’s. In this video we discuss what is the best casting to start with for you. I beleive the intake runners are about 8 to 12 cc bigger than the other camel humps.