cylinder head??'s

mustanggt_50 · 12-09-2002, 08:25 PM

i have an 88 GT, that i am workin on as a project car and i have moved onto the motor now. I am wanting to go with either a Cobra or a GT-40 intake, but i have a question about cylinder heads. I am interested in the GT-40 aluminums, but would like to know a bit more about them, and anyone i have talked to cannot tell me anything. Any info is greatly appreciated!!

88workcar · 12-09-2002, 08:56 PM

More important than the HEAD is what YOU do with the head. That is a good choice of head. What is the car going to be used for? What are the long term goals? What is the bugget? If it is endless over a long time frame, then good planning is important. Give us something to work with here, We can help better than those old men that sit at the store in the morning drinking coffee that had been there and done that years ago.

HotRoddin · 12-09-2002, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 88workcar
We can help better than those old men that sit at the store in the morning drinking coffee that had been there and done that years ago.

I beg your pardon !!!!!
Never underestimate the old coffee drinkers .... some of them have forgotten more than all of us put together know !

mustanggt_50 · 12-09-2002, 11:14 PM

thanx for the reply 88workcar

This car is used as a daily driver, but i want to do autocross and road course with it. i dont have an overly large buget at the moment, i just want a motor with a decent amount of power to go along with my suspension mods, and have noticed the price for a pair of these heads fairly reasonable, yet there was no info on the heads themselves. Eventually i want to add a supercharger to the car, but i doubt money will allow for that for at least another year, depending on how things go!!

88workcar · 12-10-2002, 06:08 AM

If bugget is an issue, and you are not trying to lighten the front for dragg racing, check out thisPOWERHEADS.com

mustanggt_50 · 12-10-2002, 11:57 AM

yeah with the budget being an issue what i should have said was i just cannot afford top of the line aluminum heads, but i figured with some gt-40s i could in the future even have those reworked to give me some more power, and i would like to bring the weight down which the aluminums will do, because i do want to do autocross and road courses. What sort of gains will i be lookin at with the gt40's, and are there any heads simular to them in the same price range???

spankaveli · 12-10-2002, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 88workcar
If bugget is an issue, and you are not trying to lighten the front for dragg racing, check out thisPOWERHEADS.com

them some nice heads there, sheuuut

know anyone thats had personal experience with them?

fiveOguy20 · 12-11-2002, 09:55 PM

well ford motorsport claims 40 hp. gain.. weather or not thats completely accurate, although i have them on my stroker an they seem to work great so far.. no complaints.

347

Bcam, gt40 aluminum heads,air-gap intake,750 edelbrock carb,BBK equal shorties, full MSD, flows

Best so far: 13.2 at 107, street tires 3.27 gears

mustanggt_50 · 12-11-2002, 10:02 PM

thanx for your input five0guy, its much appreciated,

i did some looking around here and from the dealership the have the gt-40 turboswirl heads for $945 assembled "canadian"
im gonna do some more looking around but the $945 is within my budget for heads, so unless i can find anything else, i think ive found myself some new heads

thanx again

HotRoddin · 12-11-2002, 11:24 PM

I'm gonna have to check the powerheads out, the're right down the street from me !
Before you make your final decision, check out the Roush 200 iron heads at summit ... they're good heads and very reasonable.

briand · 12-13-2002, 04:20 PM

i have the gt-40x's with the 58cc and they have been working great for about 2 yrs. i also have the cobra intake so i pretty much have what you are describing. power and driveability are great, i got what i expected out of them. yes there are heads that probably out perform them, but they perform awesome and are 100% reliable, and not to many people have them. if you have any detailed questions, please don't hesitate to ask

12-09-2002, 08:25 PM	#1
mustanggt_50 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 91	cylinder head??'s i have an 88 GT, that i am workin on as a project car and i have moved onto the motor now. I am wanting to go with either a Cobra or a GT-40 intake, but i have a question about cylinder heads. I am interested in the GT-40 aluminums, but would like to know a bit more about them, and anyone i have talked to cannot tell me anything. Any info is greatly appreciated!! __________________ 87 GT T-roof (needs paint) lol, rebuilt motor and trans, AOD - stage 2 shift kit, 3.73 gears - auburn posi, Dynomax Super Turbo Cat Back, FRPP 155lph fuel pump, K&N filter - air silencer removed, subframe connectors, strut tower brace. 88 GT T-roof 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 - 5spd Rice Haters Club member#105

12-09-2002, 08:56 PM	#2
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	More important than the HEAD is what YOU do with the head. That is a good choice of head. What is the car going to be used for? What are the long term goals? What is the bugget? If it is endless over a long time frame, then good planning is important. Give us something to work with here, We can help better than those old men that sit at the store in the morning drinking coffee that had been there and done that years ago. __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

12-09-2002, 11:14 PM	#4
mustanggt_50 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 91	. thanx for the reply 88workcar This car is used as a daily driver, but i want to do autocross and road course with it. i dont have an overly large buget at the moment, i just want a motor with a decent amount of power to go along with my suspension mods, and have noticed the price for a pair of these heads fairly reasonable, yet there was no info on the heads themselves. Eventually i want to add a supercharger to the car, but i doubt money will allow for that for at least another year, depending on how things go!! __________________ 87 GT T-roof (needs paint) lol, rebuilt motor and trans, AOD - stage 2 shift kit, 3.73 gears - auburn posi, Dynomax Super Turbo Cat Back, FRPP 155lph fuel pump, K&N filter - air silencer removed, subframe connectors, strut tower brace. 88 GT T-roof 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 - 5spd Rice Haters Club member#105

12-10-2002, 06:08 AM	#5
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	If bugget is an issue, and you are not trying to lighten the front for dragg racing, check out thisPOWERHEADS.com __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

12-10-2002, 11:57 AM	#6
mustanggt_50 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 91	yeah with the budget being an issue what i should have said was i just cannot afford top of the line aluminum heads, but i figured with some gt-40s i could in the future even have those reworked to give me some more power, and i would like to bring the weight down which the aluminums will do, because i do want to do autocross and road courses. What sort of gains will i be lookin at with the gt40's, and are there any heads simular to them in the same price range??? __________________ 87 GT T-roof (needs paint) lol, rebuilt motor and trans, AOD - stage 2 shift kit, 3.73 gears - auburn posi, Dynomax Super Turbo Cat Back, FRPP 155lph fuel pump, K&N filter - air silencer removed, subframe connectors, strut tower brace. 88 GT T-roof 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 - 5spd Rice Haters Club member#105

12-11-2002, 09:55 PM	#8
fiveOguy20 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 156	well ford motorsport claims 40 hp. gain.. weather or not thats completely accurate, although i have them on my stroker an they seem to work great so far.. no complaints. 347 Bcam, gt40 aluminum heads,air-gap intake,750 edelbrock carb,BBK equal shorties, full MSD, flows Best so far: 13.2 at 107, street tires 3.27 gears

12-11-2002, 10:02 PM	#9
mustanggt_50 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 91	thanx for your input five0guy, its much appreciated, i did some looking around here and from the dealership the have the gt-40 turboswirl heads for $945 assembled "canadian" im gonna do some more looking around but the $945 is within my budget for heads, so unless i can find anything else, i think ive found myself some new heads thanx again __________________ 87 GT T-roof (needs paint) lol, rebuilt motor and trans, AOD - stage 2 shift kit, 3.73 gears - auburn posi, Dynomax Super Turbo Cat Back, FRPP 155lph fuel pump, K&N filter - air silencer removed, subframe connectors, strut tower brace. 88 GT T-roof 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 - 5spd Rice Haters Club member#105

12-11-2002, 11:24 PM	#10
HotRoddin cranky old man Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Longview Texas Posts: 683	I'm gonna have to check the powerheads out, the're right down the street from me ! Before you make your final decision, check out the Roush 200 iron heads at summit ... they're good heads and very reasonable.

12-13-2002, 04:20 PM	#11
briand Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Jackson, LA Posts: 264	i have the gt-40x's with the 58cc and they have been working great for about 2 yrs. i also have the cobra intake so i pretty much have what you are describing. power and driveability are great, i got what i expected out of them. yes there are heads that probably out perform them, but they perform awesome and are 100% reliable, and not to many people have them. if you have any detailed questions, please don't hesitate to ask __________________ GT-40X heads(58cc), Cobra upper and lower, 75 mm Bullet, Moroso fenderwell induction, FRPP 65mm TB, 24# injectors, black magic electric fan, phenolic spacer, 1.7 crane cobra roller rockers, crane 2031, BBK 1 5/8 equal length hearders, 2.5 inch off road pipe, 2.5 flowmaster catback, FMS 3.55 gears, T5-Z transmission, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, svo heavy duty clutch, mcleod bullet proff bellhousing, BBK adjustable cluth quadrant, hurst billet shifter, lakewood subframes, BBK strut tower brace, BBK 2pt lower cross bar, FMS 190 lph fuel pump, crane ps91 coil, FMS street pulleys, and 300+ race wires. All thanks goes to my wife sheri, jason, jeff, robby, my dad and all others you helped contribute. most importantly GOD!!!

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