Ronald Weishaar
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Are BB Closed chamber heads # 2406516 worth anything? What would be an honest price sell them. There 1964,1965, closed chamber,2.8/1.60 found on 361,383 and 413.
Are BB Closed chamber heads # 2406516 worth anything? What would be an honest price sell them. There 1964,1965, closed chamber,2.8/1.60 found on 361,383 and 413.
Worth zero. If you don't believe me put them on Craigslist and see if you can sell them. I don't think any BB cast iron heads are worth anything with the exception of maybe the closed chamber 915 heads. I've tried to sell virgin 906 heads for $100 a pair with no takers. There are a few guys restoring muscle cars who will buy specific date code heads but it is hard to find a buyer when you have a set.
I know they came on 361's and 383's through 67. 68 went to the open chamber 906's.Next big question! The guy who has interest in these heads is thinking they may fit a 351 BB. Is this a yes or no!
Zero chance of selling 516 cores for $150 to $200 around here. I've had virgin 1968 906 heads for sale in the local Craigslist for $100 a pair with no calls. Zero interest in them. And 516 heads are garbage compared to 906 heads. I've thrown away at least 5 sets of 516 heads in the last several years. Any 516 head that comes into my shop goes straight into the recycle bin. There is zero demand for those heads.
Chrysler designed the later heads for better flow to handle the larger engines they were to be used on. Now I don't believe the chamber design was better but the factory had to satisfy the coming air pollution standards and were using the "latest" technology they had. I, personally wouldn't go back to the iron heads and I have a dozen pairs in stock.516’s are closed chamber 906/452 are not. why do you think 906 heads are so much better? Remember, I said with the larger exhaust valve the 516 are pretty good. It’s an easy way to bump up compression. Compression equals power. I would have gladly taken every pair you threw out.
Give me a deal, I'll make them big valve heads very quickly.So if 516`s are worthless, what are bare small valve 915`s worth? Should I use them as ornaments ,maybe with a display showing all types of heads?
Did the fuel mileage improve?I had a 350 in a 58 Fury with 2 4 barrels. I loved that motor cause I took off 1 4 barrel and was beating the 327 Chevy's with it and by that time it had close to 100,000 miles. I drove it for another 50,000. I took the 4 barrel off to see if I would get better gas mileage because I was driving about 400 miles each weekend to come home from the Air Force base in Dover Delaware
I have several sets of heads that no one even wants even for free....but Houston isn't much of a Mopar town.IMHO, They perform well if the exhaust valve is enlarged to 1.74. The add usually a full number to the compression of an engine with open chamber heads. As core’s with stock valve sizes I think they’re worth $150-200. If the exhaust valves are already enlarged and they are in useable condition $400-500. Not everyone can afford aluminum heads which start at $1000 and go up so there is a niche and market for them.
Pretty much the same way in my area too....although I have a set of 516's with 1.74 valves on a 440 that was originally built for a truck. The truck is long gone but the engine is still here.Zero chance of selling 516 cores for $150 to $200 around here. I've had virgin 1968 906 heads for sale in the local Craigslist for $100 a pair with no calls. Zero interest in them. And 516 heads are garbage compared to 906 heads. I've thrown away at least 5 sets of 516 heads in the last several years. Any 516 head that comes into my shop goes straight into the recycle bin. There is zero demand for those heads.